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Shia protests erupt over the assassination of Iran's supreme leader

NPR | By Diaa Hadid

Published March 2, 2026 at 5:05 PM EST

Shia communities in South Asia erupted in anger as news emerged of the assassination of the Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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