Middle East


Week-long funeral of Iran's former supreme leader Ali Khamenei begins second day in Tehran

Mourners gather at the Grand Mosalla to pay their final respects to Iran's former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on July 5, 2026.

Voices from the Arab press: Handing the Strait of Hormuz to Iran and the Gulf

 Strait pf Hormuz: Iranian policeman?

Trump boasts 'Iran defeated' as Khamenei's funeral begins second day

US President Donald Trump speaks at a Fourth of July rally, marking the 250th anniversary of US independence, on the National Mall in Washington, DC, US, July 4, 2026.