Skip linksSkip to Content Live Navigation menuNewsAfricaAsiaUS & CanadaLatin AmericaEuropeAsia PacificWorld CupMiddle EastExplainedOpinionVideoFeaturesEconomySportHuman RightsClimate CrisisInvestigationsInteractivesIn PicturesScience & TechnologyPodcastsTravelSponsored Content Live Navigation menuUS-Israel war on IranLive updatesIran’s Khamenei funeralWhat's in the US-Iran agreement?Could Israel sabotage the deal?Bodies of EvidenceLive updates, Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and members of his family were killed in a joint US-Israeli air strike in February.[Alkis Konstantinidis/ Reuters]By Zsombor PeterPublished On 5 Jul 2026
Huge crowds pour into Tehran for funeral ceremonies for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a US-Israeli strike on his compound on February 28.
US President Donald Trump says “neither side will shoot the other during the funeral proceedings” and that talks with Iran will continue after the ceremonies.
