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, [Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters]By Heba Habib and Enes AbuomerPublished On 5 Jul 2026
Millions of people have attended funeral prayers for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the four members of his family killed in a US-Israeli air strike on his compound on February 28.
US President Donald Trump says “neither side will shoot the other during the funeral proceedings” and talks with Iran will continue after the ceremonies.
