Catastrophe in the Middle East: The entire region is a battlefield after the news of the death of Iran's supreme leader

​Today will be marked as one of the darkest and most terrible days in the history of world politics. Leaving behind the long Cold War and minor conflicts, a direct and all-out war has begun in the Middle East. From Tehran to Dubai, the entire region is now restless with the smell of gunpowder.
​1. Death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei
​Various international media outlets (such as Al Jazeera and Reuters) have published a sensational and terrible news. Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed in a special joint airstrike by the US and Israeli forces in Tehran. The report says that several high-ranking military officers of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) also lost their lives. This incident is being seen as the biggest blow in the history of the Iranian state.
​2.  Iran's 'sixth phase' of retaliation
​Iran has begun to retaliate within hours of the news of the Supreme Leader's death. Iran has called the operation a 'sixth phase' of attacks.
​Target: Israel and US bases in the Middle East.
​Type of attack: Use of swarms of missiles and suicide drones.
​New panic: Huge explosions have been reported near US bases in Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, further expanding the scope of the war.
​3. Blocked airspace and global panic
​The entire Middle East is now virtually isolated as the flames of war spread.
​Airspace closure: Qatar, Jordan and Israel have closed their airspace indefinitely. All international flights have been suspended.
Warning to US citizens: As the situation spirals out of control, US embassies in the Middle East have ordered their citizens to 'Shelter-in-Place'.
4. Where is the situation heading now?
Analysts fear that this could be the start of World War III. There is a risk of a collapse in the oil market and the possibility of creating instability around the world. Future world politics depends on who will be the next successor to Iran and how Tehran will handle this situation.

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