New Delhi, March 1 -- On the night of 28 February, the US and Israeli forces eliminated Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Will this trigger a regime change in Iran? Mint examines how events in Iran will unfold and their implications for India and the rest of the world.

Late on Saturday, the US and Israeli forces launched 'Operation Epic Fury'-a massive military operation that not only killed Iran's supreme leader Khamenei but also 40 senior officials, disrupting the Islamic Republic's command and control. The strikes happened across 24 of Iran's 31 provinces. Iran retaliated by firing missiles and drones into Israel and other Arab states in the region. Most of them were intercepted by air defence systems. Some got through an...