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
On Tuesday night, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and other senior Iranian figures flew to Iraq to participate in ceremonies honoring Khamenei. The Iranian delegation was received upon arrival by Iraqi Prime Minister al-Zaidi, whose government declared Wednesday a holiday. Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, who succeeded his father, once again did not make an
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 of black-clad mourners gathered outside Tehran’s main mosque to pay their respects to Iran’s former supreme leader on the first day of his funeral commemorations. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s body is currently in Greater Mosalla, ahead of his eventual burial in his hometown of Mashhad next Thursday. Authorities expect between 15 million and 20