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US and Iran resume fighting ahead of Khamenei burial

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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 →

Thursday 9 July

US and Iran resume fighting ahead of Khamenei burial
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 →

Tuesday 7 July

Thousands mourn Iran's slain supreme leader Khamenei in Qom
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 →
Crowds gather in Qom for Khamenei funeral ceremonies
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 mourn Iran's slain supreme leader in Qom
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 →

Monday 6 July

Mojtaba Khamenei becomes Iran's supreme leader after father's death
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 assumes Iran supreme leader role after father's death
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 →
Iran's Khamenei funeral procession begins in Tehran
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 →
Iran's supreme leader Khamenei funeral procession begins in Tehran
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 →

Sunday 5 July

Three sons appear at Khamenei funeral; successor Mojtaba absent
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 slain Iranian leader appear at funeral
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 →
Huge crowds gather in Tehran for Khamenei funeral
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 →

Saturday 4 July

Iranians gather for week-long funeral of slain supreme leader
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 →

Friday 3 July

Iran's Grand Mosalla prepares for Khamenei funeral rites
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 →

Tuesday 30 June

Iran prepares grand funeral for slain supreme leader Khamenei
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 →

Monday 15 June

Iranian leaders killed in US-Israeli military conflict
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 →

Sunday 14 June

Iran's late supreme leader Ali Khamenei buried July 9
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 →

Saturday 13 June

Iran's late supreme leader Ali Khamenei buried July 9
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 →

Friday 5 June

Mojtaba Khamenei appointed Iran's supreme leader after father's death
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 →