Pakistan Erupts: US Consulates Face Violent Protests, 9 Dead After Iran Leader's Assassination

• Heavy security deployed at US Consulate in Lahore following nationwide violent protests.
• Unrest sparked by the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a US-Israel airstrike on February 28.
• Nine people died and 32 were injured in clashes at the US Consulate in Karachi on March 1st, where protesters breached the outer wall.
• IMF MD Kristalina Georgieva is monitoring Middle East developments, noting economic disruptions and market volatility.
• Iran's Esmaeil Baqaei condemned US-Israel attacks on civilian targets as war crimes; UN nuclear watchdog found no evidence of Iranian nuclear weapons program.