Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs stated that “evidence on the ground” disproved the Iranian claim and decried the strikes as a “flagrant violation” of Qatar’s sovereignty.
The precise date and time of the farewell ceremony will be announced shortly, according to Iranian state media.
Iranian Kurdish opposition forces are expected to take part in a ground operation in Western Iran in the coming days, a senior Iranian Kurdish official told CNN.
The IRGC has tightened its grip on Tehran after the death of Ali Khamenei, shifting to a decentralized command structure that empowers mid-ranking officers to launch independent retaliatory strikes.
"If Israel attacks Iran’s embassy, all of this regime’s embassies will be legitimate targets," Shekarchi said.
The conflict erupted after Israel and the US launched air strikes on Iran over the weekend, killing the Islamic Republic's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, after which Iran launched missiles in response.
The contact landed as Iran’s leadership structure was thrown into deeper disarray by continued Israeli strikes, complicating even the basic question of who can commit Iran to any ceasefire.
Additionally, the leader of the terror unit that tried to assassinate US President Donald Trump was killed by the US in Operation Epic Fury, Hegseth confirmed.
Beyond what many see as a recent betrayal, the reality for Kurds in the Islamic regime will likely only worsen if the US and Israel fail to secure regime change.
After Israeli airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites, the IAEA claims no damage to facilities containing nuclear material and no radiological release risk.
While Israeli media initially reported that the IDF had shot down a missile launched from Iran, sirens sounded moments later in the same areas due to a launch from Lebanon.
