On April 17, 2026, Gateway House, in collaboration with the Rotary Club of Bombay, hosted a discussion titled “Tehran Rising: The War in West Asia and Its Impact on India”. The session featured Burzine Waghmar, Senior Fellow at the USANAS Foundation, and Sifra Lentin, Bombay History Fellow, Gateway House, who examined Iran’s internal political dynamics, the leadership of Ayatollah Mojtaba, its nuclear programme, and evolving strategic ties with Gulf states and the implications of war on India.