'The spectacle Iran wants the world to see': Lyse Doucet in Tehran

Huge crowds have lined the streets of Tehran for the funeral procession of Iran's late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Iranians Mourn a Slain Leader, and Call for Vengeance

Million of people filled the streets of Iran to bid farewell to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the war with the United States and Israel.

By Abdi Latif Dahir, Aaron Boxerman, Farnaz Fassihi and Leo Sands

NCAA president expects no changes to trans athlete rules after US supreme court ruling

Collegiate sports organization led by Charlie Baker banned trans athletes from women’s sports after 2025 Trump order The president of the US’s top administrator of collegiate sports on Sunday said his organization does not anticipate adjusting its rules on transgender athletes after a recent federal supreme court decision allowed states to ban them from participating in school athletics. In an interview with CBS News’ Face the Nation, Charlie Baker, the NCAA president, alluded to how his orga...

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Influencers say they’re ‘honoured’ to attend Khamenei funeral

Several social media influencers travelled to Iran for the state funeral of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

6 presumed drowned in charter boat disaster mourned in Richmond, B.C.

About 100 mourners gathered at a public dock in Richmond, B.C., to commemorate six victims missing and feared drowned after a charter boat sinking in the Strait of Georgia a week earlier.

'His resilience, his words, his character': Mourners grieve late supreme leader Khamenei

A sea of mourners filled the streets of Tehran on Monday for the funeral procession of late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. FRANCE 24 spoke to some of those who had travelled across the country to pay their respects for the man who led the Islamic Republic for almost four decades until he was killed in US-Israeli air strikes.

By FRANCE 24

How much did Khamenei's funeral cost? State spending draws scrutiny amid economic hardship

Iranians criticize the state funeral for Ali Khamenei due to extensive public spending. This expenditure contrasts sharply with the economic hardships faced by ordinary citizens. Critics allege authorities used state employees and free services to inflate funeral attendance figures. Such actions highlight a perceived disconnect between the government and the general populace. The funeral costs remain unconfirmed, with some estimates reaching $800 million.

By TOI WORLD DESK

What’s behind Trump’s ‘US will finish the job’ warning to Iran amid Khamenei’s funeral

‘Red flags’ storm Iran streets as mourners attend Khamenei's funeral. But what do they signify?

Among the vast crowd, many people were seen carrying red flags, which captured attention both inside and outside Iran.

Mourners throng funeral procession in Tehran for Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Mourners dressed in black flooded into Iran's capital Monday for a procession as part of the funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with throngs of people calling for the death of US President Donald Trump. Khamenei's flag-draped coffin, and those of his family members who were killed Feb. 28 in an airstrike at the start of the war launched by Israel and the United States, sat aboard a truck decorated to resemble the ornamental grating that surrounds the

By The Korea Herald

Israeli flags seen as Iranian diaspora denounces US-Iran MoU in worldwide embassy protests

Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi called for a week of protests to coincide with the week-long funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Activists flew pro-Pahlavi flags, along with Israeli flags at certain sites.

Mourners Throng Funeral Procession In Tehran For Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Khamenei's flag-draped coffin, and those of his family members who were killed Feb. 28 in an airstrike at the start of the war launched by Israel and the United States, sat aboard a truck decorated to resemble the ornamental grating that surrounds the shrine of an imam.

Khamenei funeral signals Iran's defiance and new regional order

The funeral of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was more than a national farewell. The sea of mourners in Tehran sent a message to the United States and Israel that their attempt to break the country had failed. Rather than looking weakened by the war that began with US and Israeli strikes on February 28, Iran presented itself as defiant, unified and determined to shape what comes next. That defiance and ability to survive now underpins Iran’s negotiating strategy, regional ...

By none@none.com (News Desk)

South Caucasus officials attend Tehran funeral of Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili attended, while Azerbaijan sent a lower level delegation.

By OC Media

Body of Khamenei arrives in Qom ahead of procession

The funeral ceremonies will continue in Qom before moving to the Iraqi holy cities of Najaf and Karbala.

'We have ways' of getting members to up their spending on defence, Nato boss says

The 32 nations agreed last year to invest 5% of their gross domestic product on defence, but some are struggling to meet previous targets of 2%.

Khamenei’s funeral begins with no sight of successor

Iran’s leader was killed in the opening US-Israeli strikes of the Iran war. His son Mojtaba has still not made any public appearances.

By Peter Weber, The Week US

IRCS, health ministry ready for martyred Leader’s funeral procession in Iraq - Tehran Times

IRCS, health ministry ready for martyred Leader’s funeral procession in Iraq  Tehran Times