By CUI HAIPEI in Dubai, UAE and JAN YUMUL in Hong Kong |
China Daily |
Officials walk past the coffins of Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei and his family members after paying their respects in Tehran on Friday. ATTA KENARE/AFP
Mediators have confirmed that diplomatic talks to resolve the Middle East standoff will be postponed until after Iran's six-day mourning period for its late supreme leader, though Tehran has issued fresh warnings to the United States and called on regional states to draw lessons from the war.
On Friday morning, the coffin of Ali Khamenei, who led Iran for over 36 years, arrived at Tehran's Grand Mosalla complex. Religious figures, state officials and foreign dignitaries walked past his casket, as well as others of his slain family, state media reported.
