Iran on Thursday laid former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to rest at the revered Shrine of Imam Reza in the northeastern city of Mashhad, bringing to a close a week-long state funeral that drew millions of mourners across Iran and Iraq.
Maldives Explains Absence from Khamenei’s State Funeral, but was ultimately unable to do so after a last-minute change to the protocol for foreign delegations and subsequent travel constraints.
Iran’s multi-day state funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei entered a new phase on Wednesday as his funeral procession crossed into Iraq, drawing massive crowds of mourners to the holy Shia city of Najaf before continuing to Karbala.
Iran says it has shot down a US MQ-9 Reaper drone that allegedly entered its airspace, marking another escalation in the rapidly expanding conflict between Tehran and Washington.
Iran has launched a large-scale missile and drone operation targeting 85 sites in Kuwait and Bahrain, claiming the strikes were aimed at key US military facilities in the two Gulf states.
Iran has warned that it will respond forcefully to the US attacks, describing them as a serious escalation.
The United States has launched coordinated airstrikes against more than 80 targets across southern Iran, marking one of its largest military operations against the country in recent months.
Several oil tankers and commercial vessels have reportedly come under attack through the Strait of Hormuz, which links Iran and Oman.
Funeral ceremonies for Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei entered their fourth day on Tuesday, drawing huge crowds to the holy city of Qom as the country continued its nationwide farewell ahead of his burial later this week.
Millions of mourners have poured into the streets of Tehran as Iran continues a massive multi-day state funeral for the country’s slain Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in what Iranian officials say is among the largest public mourning events in the country’s modern history.
