Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei
Coverage of Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in the Nexus archive.
- IRNA: Funeral prayers offered to Khamenei and family members, bodies shifted to 'designated site'
Hundreds of thousands of Iranians offered funeral prayers for Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and his family. Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi, Commander-in-Chief of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, attended the prayers. The bodies have been transferred to a designated site.
- UN chief and Iran foreign minister hold phone call on regional situation
UN chief António Guterres and Iran's foreign minister held a phone call discussing regional and international developments, including the situation in the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman. Iranian Ambassador to the UN Amir-Saeid Iravani criticized US military bases in the Gulf for causing instability.
- Iran tells UN Israel is normalising ‘state terrorism’
Iran filed a protest at the United Nations after Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz threatened to assassinate Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei. Iran's UN ambassador accused Israel of normalizing 'state terrorism' and implicated the United States in past assassinations of Iranian officials, while criticizing the Security Council for enabling Israeli impunity.
- Iran invites Modi for official burial ceremonies of Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei
Iran has invited PM Modi for the funeral of Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, scheduled between July 3 and 9. MEA officials have not confirmed whether Modi will attend. Iran’s Petroleum Minister arrived in New Delhi to discuss investment opportunities.
- Pezeshkian says Iran will not accept humiliation as talks approach
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated Iran will not accept humiliation and is prepared for all scenarios as diplomatic efforts continue following a confrontation with the United States and Israel. He highlighted a memorandum of understanding with Washington as an important step toward stopping the war, though no final agreement has been reached yet.