New Delhi, March 1 -- Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death was confirmed by state media early Sunday, hours after US President Donald Trump announced that the 86-year-old had been killed in US-Israel joint missile strikes. The focus now shifts to Khamenei's last social media post, written in Persian, which invoked the name of Haidar, the first Shia Imam and a central figure in Shia Islam.

The cryptic message shared on social media platform X from Khamenei's account states, "Be nām-e nāmi-ye Haidar, alayhis-salām," This translates to, "In the exalted name of Haidar (peace be upon him)." Haidar is another name for Ali ibn Abi Talib, a companion and cousin of the Prophet Muhammad. Ali was also the fourth Cali...