DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — US President Donald Trump threatened Iran on Saturday after open calls for his assassination were made at the funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Trump’s comments, made on his Truth Social website, are likely to once again raise tensions in the Middle East. There were several days of US
After a week of massive funeral processions, rallies and mourning ceremonies in Iran, the slain former supreme leader has been laid to rest. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was assassinated at the start of the US-Israel war, but his funeral was delayed due to the ongoing conflict in which high-ranking Iranian figures were attacked and killed. He
The funeral ceremonies come less than three weeks after Iran and the United States signed a preliminary agreement to end the war and reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz waterway, through which 20% of the world’s oil and gas shipments pass. The two countries also gave themselves two months to reach a final deal covering
Large crowds loyal to the Islamic Republic gathered in Tehran at a funeral ceremony for Iran’s former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in joint attacks between the United States and Israel at the start of the war. His second son and successor, Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, was conspicuously absent from his father’s
Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei was conspicuously absent from his father’s funeral, as senior regime figures joined thousands of people who paid their respects to the late ayatollah on Sunday. Ali Khamenei’s three other sons, Masoud, Mostafa and Meysam, attended Sunday’s service, along with officials including President Masoud Pezeshkian and Revolutionary Guard chief Ahmad Vahidi.
Large crowds of Iranians loyal to the Islamic Republic gathered in Tehran for the first day of funeral ceremonies for the country’s former supreme leader. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in joint US-Israeli airstrikes at the start of the war. Iranian state media says six days of ceremonies will span several locations in Iran and