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Iran to bury Khamenei in hometown as US ramps up strikes

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The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Iranians were preparing on Thursday to bury their slain leader Ali Khamenei in his hometown of Mashhad in northeast Iran, as new US strikes threatened to trigger a fresh escalation in the Middle East war. But the ceasefire looked increasingly threatened as US Central Command said it had carried out strikes to degrade the ability of Iranian forces "to threaten freedom of navigation" in the Strait of Hormuz -- a key bone of contention in US-Iran talks.

Sebastien Ricci and Ramin Khanizadeh

Jul 8, 2026

Iraqi officials and senior politicians received the remains of Khamenei on Tuesday night at Najaf international airport

Agence France-Presse

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Vessels are pictured off the coast of the Khor Fakkan Container Terminal, a major UAE container port near Oman, in the same region where three tankers were struck

Agence France-Presse

US Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum (L), US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (2nd L) and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (R) listen to US President Donald Trump (C) weigh options on Iran in a cabinet meeting

Newsletter: Daily Briefing

A policeman inspects the wreckage of a drone in downtown Dubai on March 12, 2026.

Newsletter: Gulf

Iranian officials have stressed that, despite the long-standing US demand for an end to its uranium enrichment, talks on the issue of Iran's contested nuclear programme have been deferred until after an initial agreement