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• Dayslong funeral: Tuesday’s ceremonies for slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei are taking place in the sacred Iranian city of Qom. Khamenei’s son and successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, has yet to appear publicly since his father’s killing.

• Tanker struck: A tanker was reportedly struck by an unknown projectile while traveling off Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz, according to a British marine tracking agency. No casualties have been reported.

• US-Iran talks: Iran’s top negotiator says implementing the agreement with the US is “difficult, but achievable.” Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, speaking with the head of the Hamas political bureau at the funeral, also reaffirmed support for the regional armed groups backed by Iran.