The coffin of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is carried by mourners to the Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf, Iraq, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil) Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was buried in his hometown of Mashhad early Friday, bringing to a close nearly a week of funeral […]
Iran used the funeral ceremonies for slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei as a carefully orchestrated display of regional influence, religious symbolism and diplomatic hierarchy, deploying Quran recitations to send messages to allies, rivals and friends alike.The funeral, which moved through Tehran, Qom, Najaf and Karbala before the final burial in Mashhad, was as much a […]
Iran offers to export ACs to Europe amid heatwave (AFP) Iran has offered a “friendly suggestion” to Europe to deal with its deadly heatwave saying that it was ready to export air conditioners and cooling equipment if European nations first lift sanctions imposed on Tehran.“Given the unprecedented heatwave across Europe and the tragic loss of […]
Tehran, July 4: India’s Minister of State for External Affairs, Pabitra Margerita, and the Governor of Bihar, Lieutenant General (Retd) Syed Ata Hasnain, represented India at the funeral ceremony of the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamenei. Minister Margerita expressed on the social media platform ‘X’, “Lieutenant General (Retd) Syed Ata Hasnain […]
Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei will not attend the funeral ceremonies for his father, former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, due to security concerns, according to Ayatollah Hakim Elahi, the current leader’s representative in India. As quoted by news agency ANI, Elahi said the decision was prompted by Israeli threats and surveillance concerns that would […]
US President Donald Trump revealed that he once considered a plan to send American troops into Iran to extract its enriched uranium stockpile, but ultimately set it aside as tensions in the Middle East resurfaced alongside ongoing diplomatic talks.Trump said that the plan was rejected as it was assessed to be “too risky” and would […]
A California tech executive has been arrested at his luxury ocean-view mansion after being accused of illegally supplying advanced US networking and encryption equipment to Iran’s nuclear and military institutions for more than a decade, according to US jutice department.63-year-old Jamshid Ghomi is a dual Iranian-American national. He was taken into custody at his $35 […]
The United States military disabled the Botswana-flagged oil tanker M/T Lexie in international waters after the vessel allegedly ignored repeated warnings and continued sailing towards Iran’s Kharg Island, the US central command said. It also released the video from when a US aircraft struck the ship.According to the central command, the US fired a Hellfire […]
US President Donald Trump; Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian Iranian media reported on Sunday that the United States “offered no tangible concessions” in its latest response to Tehran’s proposed agenda for negotiations aimed at ending the war that began with joint US-Israeli strikes on February 28 and has remained paused since April 28.“The United States, offering […]
Iran is still reviewing the latest proposal from the United States, but a formal response is expected by Thursday.According to Al Jazeera, while there is no official deadline, Pakistani mediators are reportedly expecting Tehran’s response later today.The outlet quoted a lawmaker in the Iranian parliament and a former foreign minister as saying that Iran would […]
