Qatar and Saudi Arabia delegations attend funeral of Ayatollah Khamenei

Saudi Arabia and Qatar sent senior officials to the funeral of Iran’s slain supreme leader, a display of diplomatic protocol that drew criticism after Iranian organizers appeared to taunt the delegations. Quranic verses referencing Iran’s confrontation with Israel and the US were recited during Saudi Arabia’s deputy foreign minister’s approach, while Bahrain, Kuwait, and the UAE did not attend.