India, March 2 -- West Asia is facing one of the most volatile moments in its recent history following the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in joint military strikes by the US and Israel, which triggered retaliatory attacks by Tehran that targeted Israel and military bases in several Arab countries used by the US forces. Iran's State-run media has confirmed the deaths of Khamenei, Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) commander Mohammad Pakpour, and Defence Council secretary Ali Shamkhani in Saturday's strikes. US President Donald Trump has said the strikes, carried out even as talks with Iran brokered by Oman were still underway, are aimed at eliminating Iran's nuclear and missile programmes, destroying the Iranian...