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The week-long state funeral for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is being viewed across the world as the end of an era.
The week-long state funeral for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is being viewed across the world as the end of an era.
Iran has begun funeral ceremonies for former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, with senior Iranian officials, global leaders and an Indian delegation attending the tribute event in Tehran.
Iran has launched week-long funeral ceremonies for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with heightened security, large public gatherings and delegations from nearly 100 countries, including India.
Israeli security officials are reportedly preparing for the possibility of a surprise Iranian missile and drone strike amid continuing negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
Iran has dismissed speculation around Mojtaba Khamenei’s condition, saying he survived the February strike and continues to oversee key decisions, including negotiations and field operations.
A total of 3,674,529 people have recovered from Covid or been discharged from hospitals across Iran, while 7,154 remain in intensive care units.
It thus comes about that Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejei, now the judiciary’s deputy head, will replace Ebrahim Raisi, who takes office in August as President after winning the election on June 18.
The nuclear negotiations have been plagued by contradictory, anonymously leaked information coming from Iran, testament to a conflict between the administration of the outgoing President Hassan Rouhani, the relatively moderate cleric who clinched the 2015 deal, and the hardliners now seeking to replace him.
Rouhani for his part accuses the hardliners in parliament of sacrificing national interests for domestic power struggles ahead of the presidential election in June.
The Iranian foreign minister also urged the removal of all US sanctions against Iran
