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Citizen Digital
… "I don't trust their word." Fars news agency shared a video from Iran's northeastern city of Mashhad showing dozens protesting the deal outside a foreign ministry building Saturday. …
Trump says US-Iran deal to be signed Sunday, Hormuz to open afterCitizen Digital
… The burial in his hometown, the northeastern holy city of Mashhad, initially scheduled for March but postponed due to the war, will follow three days of funeral ceremonies in capital Tehran beginning July 4 and another in the holy city of Qom on July 7, it said. …
Iran's late supreme leader Ali Khamenei to be buried July 9thThe Standard
… The burial in his hometown, the northeastern holy city of Mashhad, initially scheduled for March but postponed due to the war, will follow three days of funeral ceremonies in capital Tehran beginning July 4 and another in the holy city of Qom on July 7, it said. …
Iran's late supreme leader Ali Khamenei to be buried July 9: state TVThe Standard
… On Saturday, Iranian state television announced the slain leader will be buried on July 9 in his hometown of Mashhad, after the service was postponed due to the war. …
US-Iran deal could be sealed within 24 hours, mediator Pakistan saysCitizen Digital
… Born in his father's home city of Mashhad in northeastern Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei studied theology in the clerical hub of Qom where he also taught. …
Mojtaba Khamenei: Iran's new supreme leader lurking in the shadowsThe United States launched a third night of strikes on Iran, hitting targets including Bushehr and Bandar Abbas, as President Trump planned to reimpose a blockade on Iranian ports and floated a 20 percent fee on Strait of Hormuz cargo. Iran's Revolutionary Guards responded by firing missiles and drones at Bahrain, targeting a US forces residential building and other facilities.
14 July 2026 · The Standard →
The United States launched a third night of strikes on Iran, hitting targets including Bushehr and Bandar Abbas, as President Trump planned to reimpose a blockade on Iranian ports and floated a 20 percent fee on Strait of Hormuz cargo. Iran's Revolutionary Guards responded by firing missiles and drones at Bahrain, targeting a US forces residential building and other facilities.
14 July 2026 · The Standard →
Iran announced closure of the Strait of Hormuz and launched missiles and drones at Gulf neighbours on Sunday in retaliation for US strikes, following an Iranian attack on a merchant vessel. Explosions and sirens were reported in Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain, escalating tensions in the Middle East conflict.
12 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
New fighting erupted between the United States and Iran hours before the burial of longtime supreme leader Ali Khamenei on Thursday, with Tehran targeting US allies in the region and American strikes hitting the perimeter of an Iranian nuclear power plant. The renewed hostilities, triggered by tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, sparked concerns of a return to full-scale war after an April ceasefire and a June US-Iran accord ended five weeks of conflict.
9 July 2026 · The Standard →
Thousands of people gathered in the Iranian holy city of Qom on Tuesday for the fourth day of funeral proceedings for late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, whose remains lie in state at the Jamkaran Mosque. Khamenei was killed in late February on the first day of a US-Israeli war against Iran.
7 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Thousands of people took to the streets on Tuesday in the Iranian holy city of Qom during a fourth day of funeral proceedings for late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, whose remains are lying in state at the Jamkaran Mosque.
7 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Thousands of people gathered in the Iranian holy city of Qom on Tuesday for the fourth day of funeral proceedings for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in late February during the US-Israeli war against Iran. The remains were lying in state at the Jamkaran Mosque, where mourners paid respects to Khamenei and four relatives killed with him.
7 July 2026 · The Standard →
Mojtaba Khamenei has been named Iran's new supreme leader following his father Ali Khamenei's death in a US-Israeli airstrike at the start of a Middle East war. Said to have been wounded himself, Mojtaba has issued over a dozen written messages as leader carrying on his father's confrontational ideology against Israel and the United States.
6 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Mojtaba Khamenei, who spent his career behind the scenes, has been named to the lifetime post of Iran's supreme leader following a US-Israeli airstrike that killed his father Ali Khamenei in early July 2026. Said to have been wounded himself, Mojtaba has issued written messages continuing his father's confrontational ideology toward Israel and the United States, including blessing talks with the US to end the Middle East war.
6 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The funeral procession for Iran's late supreme leader Ali Khamenei began in Tehran on Monday, with state media reporting massive crowds of mourners as ceremonies unfolded after his body lay in state for two days. Attention remains focused on his successor, son Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not appeared publicly since taking power.
6 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The funeral procession for Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei began in Tehran on Monday after he lay in state for two days. Authorities prepared for large crowds as the ceremonies offered Iran an opportunity to project resilience after five weeks of war with the United States and Israel.
6 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Three sons of slain Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prayed beside his coffin and those of four other family members on Sunday, but Mojtaba, who has succeeded him as Iran's supreme leader, did not appear. State TV showed Mostafa, Meysam and Masoud Khamenei praying in Tehran's Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla as the Islamic Republic staged a week of mass funeral processions.
5 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Three sons of Iran's slain leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prayed beside his coffin and those of four other family members on Sunday, but Mojtaba, who has succeeded him as Iran's supreme leader, did not make an appearance. The Islamic Republic is staging a week of mass funeral processions for Khamenei, including taking his remains to Shi'ite religious sites in neighbouring Iraq.
5 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Vast crowds of Iranians massed in Tehran on Saturday for marathon funeral ceremonies for supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed aged 86 along with family and top officials in an Israeli strike on February 28. Mourners clad in black and waving blood-red flags thronged the Grand Mosalla religious complex where his body lay in state, with authorities seeking to send a message of defiance after the war with the US and Israel.
5 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Vast crowds of Iranians loyal to the Islamic republic massed in Tehran on Saturday to begin almost a week of funeral ceremonies for slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei, with authorities seeking to send a message of defiance to the West. Khamenei, who had ruled Iran since 1989, was killed aged 86 along with several members of his family and top officials in an Israeli strike on February 28.
4 July 2026 · The Standard →
Iran and the United States concluded a round of indirect talks in Doha on Wednesday, with mediators confirming the discussions as both nations work to advance negotiations and reduce tensions following recent military exchanges.
3 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Iran's Grand Mosalla religious complex is preparing to receive Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's body for a state funeral beginning Saturday. Security is heightened, with special permits required for entry, and the venue is being decorated with portraits, black flags of mourning, and red flags symbolising martyrdom.
3 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Iran is preparing for the funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader killed in US-Israeli airstrikes at age 86 on February 28. The public funeral will begin Saturday at Tehran's Grand Mosalla, with officials expecting between 15 and 20 million mourners, which would make it the country's biggest state funeral.
30 June 2026 · The Standard →
An Iranian official announced that the funeral procession for late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in US-Israeli strikes in February, will pass through Iraq on July 8 before his burial in Mashhad, Iran on July 9.
17 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Airstrikes during a US-Israeli war on Iran that began February 28 killed multiple Iranian political and military leaders, including supreme leader Ali Khamenei. Washington and Tehran agreed to a deal announced Monday to halt the conflict.
15 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
US President Donald Trump said a deal with Iran to end the Middle East war could be signed Sunday, with the Strait of Hormuz to be "open to all" immediately after. Pakistan, a key mediator, said the agreement was closer "than ever before" and expected to be finalised within 24 hours.
14 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
US President Donald Trump announced that a deal with Iran to end the war in the Middle East could be signed Sunday, with the Strait of Hormuz to be "open to all" immediately after. Pakistan's mediating role has brought both parties closer to agreement, with the Pakistani Prime Minister saying the signing is expected within 24 hours and will be electronic.
14 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Iran's former supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed by Israeli and US airstrikes on February 28 and ruled for nearly 37 years, will be buried on July 9 in his hometown Mashhad, following three days of funeral ceremonies in Tehran beginning July 4 and another ceremony in Qom on July 7.
14 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Ali Khamenei, who ruled Iran for nearly 37 years before being killed by Israeli and US airstrikes on February 28, will be buried on July 9 in Mashhad, following three days of funeral ceremonies in Tehran beginning July 4 and another in Qom on July 7. His son Mojtaba succeeded him as supreme leader in early March.
13 June 2026 · The Standard →
Pakistan's Prime Minister said on Saturday that the United States and Iran could finalize a peace agreement to end the Middle East war within 24 hours, after weeks of negotiations following an April 8 truce. Both sides have expressed optimism, though they have released conflicting information about the deal's contents.
13 June 2026 · The Standard →
Mojtaba Khamenei has been appointed Iran's supreme leader following the death of his father Ali Khamenei, who held the post since 1989. Though largely unknown publicly and reportedly wounded in a US-Israeli strike, Mojtaba has issued written messages as leader continuing confrontational ideology toward Israel and the United States.
5 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →