At Least 22 Killed as Protesters Try to Storm US Consulate in Pakistan

The protests erupted after Iranian Islamist leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and dozens of the country’s senior commanders were killed.

Protesters disperse after riot police fired tear gas shells during their attempt to storm the U.S. embassy in Islamabad on March 1, 2026 following the death of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei amid U.S.-Israel strikes. At least nine people were killed during pro-Iran protests at the U.S. consulate in Karachi. Aamir Qureshi/AFP via Getty Images

At least 22 pro-Iranian regime demonstrators were shot and killed in Pakistan’s city of Karachi on March 1 as protesters attempted to storm the U.S. Consulate.

The clash between security forces and nearly 500 Shiite Muslims, who were angered by the major joint U.S.–Israeli military operations in Iran, happened after the protesters breached the outer wall of the U.S. consulate.