LiveLive Updates July 09, 2026Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeJuly 09, 2026UpdatesIran buries slain leader Khamenei after days-long funeral procession, successor Mojtaba remains unseenThe coffin of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is carried through a crowd as mourners jostle to reach and touch it outside the Imam Hussein Shrine in Karbala, Iraq, early Thursday. Credit: Khalil Hamra/AP The coffin of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is carried through a crowd as mourners jostle to reach and touch it outside the Imam Hussein Shrine in Karbala, Iraq, early Thursday. Credit: Khalil Hamra/AP Iran buries its ‌slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday at the country's holiest shrine, with his son and successor Mojtaba Khamenei still hidden from public view after being disfigured in ⁠the strike that killed his father.The burial in Mashhad in northeast Iran follows a week of mass funeral processions, rallies and mourning ceremonies that has coincided with a renewed burst of conflict ⁠with the United States following weeks of truce.Khamenei's body was carried by truck slowly through the crammed Mashhad streets towards the gilt dome and minarets of the Shrine of Imam Reza, flanked by white-turbaned clerics walking on either side. Black-clad mourners pressed in close behind, waving Iranian flags, photographs of the late Khamenei and red placards with revolutionary slogans.The burial will be the culmination of a week of funeral events in both Iran and Iraq that the Islamic Republic's clerical leaders have been encouraging huge crowds ‌to attend in an effort to vaunt the might and ideological fire of their theocratic state. However, despite it having survived a months-long blitz by its strongest enemies the United States and Israel, Iran ‌faces huge internal challenges and the legacy of Khamenei's 37-year rule is bitterly disputed.A mourner holds a portrait depicting Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, top, and his late father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as mourners wait for the funeral procession for the elder Khamenei outside the Imam Hussein Shrine in Karbala, Iraq, Wednesday. Credit: Khalil Hamra,AP A mourner holds a portrait depicting Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, top, and his late father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as mourners wait for the funeral procession for the elder Khamenei outside the Imam Hussein Shrine in Karbala, Iraq, Wednesday. Credit: Khalil Hamra,AP The whereabouts of Mojtaba Khamenei, proclaimed Supreme Leader by a clerical assembly a week after his father's death, has remained a mystery to Iranians. He has not appeared in public since the war began with the strike that killed Ali Khamenei on February 28, and while he has issued written statements, no image or video or voice recording of him has been issued.He suffered debilitating injuries in that same strike, his face disfigured and limbs badly wounded. Senior sources in Tehran have said he is recovering but that he has not yet been well enough to manage public appearances and state security services are also trying to limit his exposure in case of more U.S. attacks.As crowds jostled in Mashhad awaiting Khamenei's funeral cortege, the crowd chanted slogans demanding revenge on U.S. President Donald Trump for his killing. "I swear by the blood of the Supreme Leader, Trump, we will kill you!" they shouted, with women holding up placards reading "Kill Trump".People carry a banner reading "We will kill Trump" in Mashhad, Iran. Credit: Fars News Agency via TelegramPeople carry a banner reading "We will kill Trump" in Mashhad, Iran. Credit: Fars News Agency via Telegram1 hour agoTwo killed in Israeli drone strike in southern Gaza Strip, Palestinian reports sayTwo people were killed and multiple wounded in an Israeli drone strike in the west of Khan Yunis, a city in the south of the Gaza Strip, Palestinian reports said.Displaced Palestinians shelter at a tent camp in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday. Credit: Haseeb Alwazeer/ REUTERSDisplaced Palestinians shelter at a tent camp in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday. Credit: Haseeb Alwazeer/ REUTERSAnother person was reportedly killed in a strike on a vehicle in the west of Gaza City. According to reports, the victim was a driver for Hamas spokesman Hasem Qassem.IRGC says Hormuz transit up to 50% of pre-war levels, U.S. attacks disrupt shipping⁠Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, Thursday. Credit: Stringer/ REUTERSVessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, Thursday. Credit: Stringer/ REUTERSIran's ‌Revolutionary Guards Navy said ‌on Thursday that U.S. ⁠attacks on Iran ⁠and intervention in redirecting shipping through the Strait of Hormuz were disrupting the strategic ‌waterway's gradual reopening and jeopardizing ‌the interests of countries benefiting from it.The Guards added that transit capacity under Iran's supervision had recovered to about 50 percent of ⁠pre-war levels over the past two weeks, and ‌that ⁠transit capacity was ‌only being expanded for vessels granted permits to use ⁠routes designated by Iran.They warned that any further U.S. intervention ‌would draw a "crushing response".IDF condemns attempt to infiltrate Syrian territory by Israeli settler movement groupThe IDF said it detained Israeli civilians who attempted to cross into Syrian territory, condemning the incident and emphasizing that "such actions constitute a criminal offense that endangers civilians."The IDF emphasizes that such incidents disrupt IDF operational activities and the security in the area, and divert the attention of commanders and soldiers from their mission," the army said.A group of Israeli members of a movement calling to settle in Syria said they crossed into its territory and stayed there overnight into Thursday, crossing through Mount Hermon in Israel's north.Far-right Pioneers of Bashan activists. Credit: Courtesy of Pioneers of Bashan Whatsapp channelFar-right Pioneers of Bashan activists. Credit: Courtesy of Pioneers of Bashan Whatsapp channelThe Pioneers of the Bashan movement, named after a biblical-era region situated in modern-day Jordan and Syria, said this was a "major step toward civilian settlement" and "permanent control" in Syria, adding that the group had informed IDF troops in advance that they would infiltrate Syrian territory but did not give their exact location.RECAP: Jordan intercepted 8 missiles launched from Iran; U.S. strikes in Iran kill 14, wound 78, health ministry saysHere are Thursday's latest updates:■ Jordan intercepted 8 missiles launched from Iran and no casualties or damages were reported, according to the state news agency.■ A ‌U.S. projectile struck ⁠the ⁠area surrounding Iran's nuclear power plant on Thursday, Iran's ‌deputy ‌governor of Bushehr province told state media.■ U.S. strikes in Iran killed 14, wounded 78, the country's health ministry said.■ Iran's army says it targeted U.S. army infrastructure in Kuwait and Bahrain and a satellite antenna in Qatar.■ Defense Minister Israel Katz said that Israeli forces will "continue to remain" in the IDF-controlled security zone in Lebanon "until Hezbollah is disarmed," adding, "We did not ask for permission from anyone to enter Lebanon, and we do not need permission to remain in Lebanon."■ A U.S. official has told CNN that the cease-fire between Washington and Tehran "has at least temporarily ceased."Sirens sound in Jordan due to suspected Iranian projectileSirens ‌sounded ‌in Jordan on ⁠Thursday after missiles ⁠launched from Iran were detected in Jordanian airspace, ‌the state ‌news agency reported, citing the government spokesperson.The spokesperson said the ⁠Jordanian Armed Forces are on ‌high alert ⁠and ‌ready to deal with ⁠any threat targeting the kingdom's security.Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Jordan - July 9, 2026