TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Senior defense officials of Iran and Turkey discussed regional security developments and ways to expand bilateral defense cooperation, with Iran’s caretaker defense minister emphasizing Tehran’s lack of trust in the US regarding the implementation of the ceasefire agreement.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf warned that the Zionist regime is seeking to derail the Iran-US memorandum of understanding, stressing that Tehran will not allow any US interference in the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s UN ambassador strongly rejected US allegations at a UN Security Council briefing, hitting back at Washington and the Israeli regime for repeated acts of aggression against Iran and warning against undermining ongoing diplomatic efforts under the Islamabad MoU.
Tehran [Iran], July 3 (ANI): High-profile Indian dignitaries have paid tribute to the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, ahead of the formal state funeral ceremonies in Tehran. The update was shared by the Embassy of Iran in India in a post on X, which stated, 'Indian Dignitaries Pay Tribute to the Martyred Leader of Iran, His Eminence Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
IRGC caretaker chief Vahidi makes first public appearance Ahmad Vahidi, the caretaker commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, has made his first public appearance since the start of the US-Israel war on Iran, according to Al Jazeera. The appearance comes as Iran prepares for the funeral of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed in an air strike early in the conflict. Khamenei’s coffin arrived at the ceremony site near the Imam Khomeini Hussainiya mosque in southern Tehran on Thursday evening, where senior Iranian officials gathered to pay their respects.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi questioned the role of the US Central Command (CENTCOM) in regional security, stressing that sustainable peace in the Middle East can only be achieved through an inclusive framework free from external interference.
Morning update Iran has begun preparations for the funeral of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei after his body arrived at Tehran’s Grand Mosalla mosque ahead of ceremonies expected to draw millions of mourners. At the same time, Washington and Tehran continue to exchange messages over the implementation of their memorandum of understanding, while tensions persist in Lebanon and the Strait of Hormuz. Ali Khamenei’s body arrived at Tehran’s Grand Mosalla mosque, where mourners have begun gathering ahead of Saturday’s funeral.
Trump on Nato: Ridiculous for US to continue along this one-sided path In two Truth Social posts, Trump compared US spending on the transatlantic military alliance with that of other major members. “Ridiculous for the U. S.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The foreign minister of Iran and the UN chief talked about the latest regional and international developments, the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, and the implementation of the agreement ending the Israeli military aggression against Lebanon.
Report: EU lawmaker who probed surveillance was hacked by Israeli spyware A former member of the European Parliament who served on a committee investigating abusive surveillance was himself hacked using an Israeli-made spy tool, a Canadian tech watchdog group said on Friday. Citizen Lab said in a report that the phone of Stelios Kouloglou, a Greek television journalist-turned-lawmaker, was hacked at least three times between October 2022 and March 2023 using Pegasus spyware, a tool distributed by the Israeli company NSO Group. At the time of the targeting, Kouloglou was serving on the European Parliament's PEGA Committee, which was set up in 2022 to examine the use of illegal phone hacking across the European Union.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s UN envoy called for an end to double standards in combating terrorism, condemning the US-Israeli acts of terrorism and aggression against Iran while reaffirming Tehran's commitment to multilateral counterterrorism cooperation.
Ali Khamenei's body will lie in state in Tehran's Grand Mosalla from Friday ahead of days-long funeral events.
Khamenei’s body arrives in Tehran for funeral ceremonies The body of Iran’s former supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, has arrived at Tehran’s Grand Mosalla mosque as funeral ceremonies begin for the leader who headed the country for more than 36 years. Iranian authorities expect up to 20 million people to attend the funeral, which would make it the largest in the country’s history. The ceremonies are set to conclude with Khamenei’s burial at the Imam Reza shrine in his hometown of Mashhad.
Huge scale of funeral for supreme leader across five cities is intended to relay message of resistance to rest of the world In the small hours of Friday the police roadblocks, stalls, posters and army vans were starting to appear across Tehran as millions of Iranians prepared to attend the long-delayed six-day funeral ceremony for Ali Khamenei’s, Iran’s supreme leader for 36 turbulent years. Killed in the opening salvo of the US-Israeli attack on the country in February, the funeral is intended to be an epic display of personal mourning, national power, resilience and social cohesion. Small groups of mourners carrying flags were gathering along the roads festooned with the red fist, the symbol of the funeral alongside the slogan “We must rise”.
Sanders says billionaire-funded groups like Aipac threaten US democracy US Senator Bernie Sanders has criticised the influence of major political action committees and lobbying groups, warning that the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac) and other “billionaire-funded super PACs” are preparing to spend heavily in Michigan’s Senate race. “Whether it is AIPAC, AI or crypto, billionaire-funded super PACs will spend unlimited amounts of money to undermine democracy and defeat candidates who stand with working people and challenge their power. We cannot allow them to succeed,” Sanders wrote on X.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – International delegations have begun arriving in Tehran to attend the farewell and funeral ceremonies for martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, with foreign officials and religious figures paying tribute to the late Leader upon their arrival.
New posts 07:39 Khamenei's Body Moved To Tehran Prayer Complex For Funeral Ceremonies The coffins of Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei and his family members lie in the Grand Mosalla in Tehran on July 3.
Tehran [Iran], July 3 (ANI): Huge crowds of mourners gathered on the streets of Tehran ahead of the funeral ceremonies for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, scheduled to take place from July 4 through July 9, CNN reported. Large numbers of residents dressed in black assembled in the capital, waving Iranian flags and singing ceremonial hymns, while some held portraits of the late leader.
Officials of Hezbollah ally Amal Movement meet Iran's Ghalibaf Speaker of Iran's Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf met Khalil Hamdan, a senior member of Lebanon’s Hezbollah-allied Amal Movement, and other Lebanese officials in Tehran, Iranian media reports said. Hamdan is part of the delegation that travelled to Iran to attend Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s funeral. Both sides discussed matters of mutual interest and emphasised the solidarity between Iran and Lebanon, as well as their respective parliaments, the reports said.
Washington, DC [US], July 3 (ANI): US President Donald Trump has claimed that Iran has conceded to nearly all American conditions in the ongoing diplomatic talks while emphasising that the primary objective of the discussions remains preventing Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons. Speaking during an interview with CNBC, President Trump expressed optimism that both nations are on the verge of finalising a deal.
