US President Donald Trump on Monday warned Iran that either they reach a deal with Washington or the United States will “finish the job,” renewing this threat of military action against Tehran as the Islamic Republic remains defiant following the dayslong funeral of its slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Collapse of indirect talks despite…
5 min readJul 6, 2026 05:51 PM IST First published on: Jul 6, 2026 at 05:50 PM IST Ayatollah Syed Ali Hosseini Khamenei was laid to rest in Tehran on Friday. As Iran’s Supreme Leader, Khamenei occupied a position of immense political and spiritual authority across the Shia world. India’s decision to be represented at…
The United States allegedly launched a diplomatic campaign to dissuade countries from participating in the funeral procession of Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and 13 countries withdrew or scaled down their engagement from the event in Tehran, according to a report from Iranian media. Marco Rubio leads coordinated pressure on foreign governments Citing…
Iran’s late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed on February 28 in a joint US-Israeli strike. Owing to the ongoing war situation in Iran, his funeral could not be conducted immediately. After 125 days, his body has now been placed for public tributes ahead of the final rites. The prolonged preservation of his body…
A massive crowd gathered in Tehran for the days-long funeral procession of former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with several reportedly calling for “revenge” and “death to America” through the Mosalla in Iran on Saturday. While authorities unveiled the casket containing Khamenei’s body in a glass case at the Grand Mosalla in Tehran, Iran’s military…
Published on Jul 04, 2026 04:01 pm IST The Ministry of External Affairs confirmed that Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita and Bihar Governor Syed Ata Hasnain represented India at the funeral ceremony of Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on July 3. During the weekly media briefing, MEA spokesperson…
