At least nine persons were killed and several injured on Sunday after clashes broke out between police and protesters as they tried to storm the gates of the US Consulate in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi.

The death toll from a strike on a primary school in southern Iran has risen to 148 children, with at least 95 others injured, according to a report by Al Jazeera.

Thousands of Iranians gathered in several cities to mourn Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei following reports of his death in joint U.S. and Israeli strikes, according to state media and international news agencies.

The question of who will succeed Ali Khamenei as Iran’s Supreme Leader has become a major subject of international political attention.

Iran’s Constitution clearly outlines the procedure to be followed in the event of the death, resignation, or incapacity of the Supreme Leader. The framework is set out in Article 111, which governs the transfer of authority and the selection of a successor.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has called the leaders of the United States and Israel “filthy criminals” who will face “devastating blows” for their ongoing attacks on the Islamic Republic, Al Jazeera reported on Sunday.

The office of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian condemned the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei “as a great crime” and vowed to respond, according to a statement from his office, Al Jazeera reported.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced that it is carrying out a sixth wave of attacks in retaliation for the US and Israeli bombardment of Iran, Al Jazeera reported citing Iranian state media.