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Iran's leadership vacuum has led to a conflict between ultra-hardliners, who seek 'total victory' in the war and oppose compromise, and pragmatists, who advocate using military pressure to negotiate a deal.

Iranian state media reported explosions and U.S. strikes in southern locations including Bushehr, Bandar Abbas, and areas around Ahvaz. Officials attributed the incidents to 'American enemy aggression,' with residents in Ahvaz describing consecutive nights of intense strikes.

Fights have erupted at Russian fuel stations as Ukraine continues to target Putin's oil refineries, with state TV reporting a petrol shortage. The situation highlights escalating tensions and infrastructure disruptions in Russia.

Three sons of slain Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prayed beside his coffin at a Tehran funeral, but Mojtaba Khamenei, who succeeded him as supreme leader, did not attend. State TV showed Mostafa, Meysam, and Masoud Khamenei praying at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla.

Iranian chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf stated in a state TV interview that Tehran exported over 40 million barrels of oil in under two weeks following the lifting of the US blockade. The statement was shared on Instagram.

Iran is preparing a grand funeral for slain leader Ali Khamenei, according to state TV. The ceremony, whose date is undetermined, is nearly three months after he was killed by Israel in the war's opening salvo.