The Latest Breaking News from Iran

Trump spokeswoman Leavitt returns and glibly trolls ‘lazy’ Gen Zers: ‘Send them to Iran’

White House press secretary floated an extreme solution in response to her generation’s apparent ‘laziness’

The Independent UK · Jul 3

Iranian leaders pay last respects to Khamenei

TEHRAN - Top Iranian officials on Friday paid their final respects to the country’s slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei at the start of a week of funeral ceremonies, with allies and mourners converging on Tehran where his body is lying in state.

Bangkok Post · Jul 3

Iranian leaders, foreign officials pay respects to Khamenei ahead of grand funeral

Iranian officials and international dignitaries paid their respects to Iran's former leader Ali Khamenei on Friday as he lay in state in Tehran. Meanwhile mourners gathered outside the vast Grand Mosalla religious complex where his casket is on display, ahead of its opening to the public on Saturday morning.

France 24 · Jul 3

Brent Crude Could Sink to $60 a Barrel by Year-End Despite 'Temporary Flare-Ups' Between US and Iran, Citi Analysts Say

Analysts from Citi predict a significant drop in Brent crude prices to $60 a barrel by year-end, banking on the U.S.-Iran truce to hold.

Benzinga · Jul 3

131 days, 4 coffins, 6 days: Full itinerary of slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

Months after Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed at the start of the war involving Iran, the United States and Israel, the country is preparing for a dayslong funeral that will take his body across major religious and political centres in Iran and neighbouring Iraq before his final…

The Times of India · Jul 3

First Thing: Iran to show defiance in six-day funeral for supreme leader

Ceremony for Ali Khamenei intended to be epic display of national power

The Guardian - UK · Jul 3

In Iran, regime officials who survived the war intended to kill them appear in public for dayslong funeral of the late Supreme Leader Khamenei

Photos published by Iranian state media showed Gen. Ahmad Vahidi attending a meeting about the funeral of Khamenei, 86, and sitting alongside his casket.

Fortune · Jul 3

For allies and adversaries alike, America at 250 is a solid global citizen gone rogue

America has long stood for freedom and prosperity, but under Trump insults, threats and unpredictability have become the new norm

The Guardian - US · Jul 3

Podcast | US Independence party in Brussels: Controversial celebration or diplomatic success?

A majestic celebration of the US Independence anniversary in the heart of Brussels' European Quarter, alongside talks to end the war in Iran have sparked reflection on EU–US relations.

Euronews · Jul 3

'Donald Trump's always raging about something,' former US NATO envoy says

Kurt Volker told Europe Today the US president's anger at allies for not joining in the war in Iran was an "exaggeration".

Euronews · Jul 3