İran, Ayetullah Hamaney İçin Tarihinin En Büyük Cenaze Törenini Düzenliyor

İran, Ayetullah Ali Hamaney için tarihinin en büyük devlet cenazesini hazırladı

Aylardır süren ertelemelerin ardından Tahran, sıkı güvenlik önlemleri altında ve Hürmüz, nükleer ile yaptırım dosyalarında kırılgan ABD-İran görüşmeleri sürerken, merhum Ayetullah Ali Hamaney için altı gün sürecek, birden çok kentte törenler düzenliyor.

İran'da Ali Hamaney'in cenaze töreni için hazırlıklar sürüyor

ABD ve İsrail'in 28 Şubat'taki saldırısında hayatını kaybeden eski İran lideri Ali Hamaney'in cenaze töreninin hazırlıkları, başkent Tahran'daki İmam Humeyni Musalla Camisi'nde devam ediyor.

Ali Khamenei: ruthless revolutionary who held Iran in iron grip

Ali Khamenei suppressed dissent, kept up confrontation with the US and steered a path between competing political factions in over three-and-a-half decades as Iran's supreme leader. But his domination of the Islamic republic came to an abrupt and bloody end on the morning of February 28, when he was killed along with several close family members in an Israeli air strike based on US intelligence on the first day of a five-week war.

Ali Khamenei: Key moments from his life

Iran's former supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed in US-Israeli attacks in late February, is due to be buried on July 9 in the northeastern city of Mashhad. During nearly 36 years as Iran's supreme leader, Khamenei oversaw some of the most significant moments in the history of the Islamic republic. Here are key milestones in his life and leadership: - Early life - Khamenei was born on April 19, 1939, in the shrine city of Mashhad, where he later requested to be buried.

İran'da suikast alarmı! Mücteba Hamaney, babasının cenaze törenine katılmayabilir

İran lideri Ayetullah Mücteba Hamaney'in Hindistan'daki Temsilcisi Ayetullah Hakim Elahi, oğul Hamaney'in babası Ayetullah Ali Hamaney için düzenlenecek törenlere güvenlik gerekçeleriyle katılamayabileceğini söyledi. Hindistan'ın "Indiatoday" haber sitesine konuşan Hamaney'in Hindistan'daki Temsilcisi Ayetullah Elahi, İsrail'in İran liderlerine yönelik devam eden tehditlerinin, Mücteba Hamaney'in törene katılamamasının nedeni olduğunu belirtti. Elahi, "Geçen hafta İran'daydım ve onunla (Mücteba Hamaney) görüşen bazı arkadaşlarımla görüştüm. Dışarı çıkmak ve insanlarla bir araya gelmek istediğini söylediler ancak güvenlik güçleri güvenliği nedeniyle dışarı çıkmasına onay vermiyor. 'Çok tehlikeli ve ona güvenlik sağlayamayız' dediler. Sanırım dışarı çıkmayacak." dedi. İsrail'in Savunma Bakanı Yisrael Katz, dün İran, Lübnan, Suriye, Gazze, Türkiye ve İsrail'in gelecekteki askeri kabiliyetlerinin ele alındığı bir basın toplantısında, orduya İran'a karşı "bağımsız" bir saldırı planı hazırlama talimatı verildiğini söylemişti. İsrail'in İran'la "yarın" savaşa girebileceğini söyleyen Katz, İran lideri Hamaney hakkındaki soruya ise onun "ölüm için işaretlenmiş" olduğunu iddia etmişti. İran Dışişleri Bakanı Abbas Erakçi de Katz'ın tehditlerine, "Halkımıza ve liderliğimize yönelik herhangi bir tehdit, anında güçlü bir yanıt alacaktır." şeklinde cevap vermişti. ABD-İsrail'in 28 Şubat'taki saldırısında hayatını kaybeden İran'ın önceki lideri Ayetullah Ali Hamaney için 4-9 Temmuz arasında Tahran, Kum, Necef, Kerbela ve Meşhed kentlerinde cenaze törenleri düzenlenecek. Hamaney'in cenazesi Meşhed'deki İmam Rıza Türbesi'nde defnedilecek. Piyasaları sarsan ABD verisi açıklandı: Altın fiyatlarında sert yükseliş 8. günde enkazdan sağ çıkarıldı! Venezuela'da hayata böyle el uzattı

Hamaney'in cenaze töreni yarın. İran lideri oğul Hamaney, babasının cenazesine katılamayabilir

ABD saldırısında öldürülen dini lider Ali Hamaney'in cenazesi törenin yarın başlayacağı camiye götürüldü. Cenaze öncesi binler naaşı görmek için Tahran'da toplandı. İran lideri Ayetullah Mücteba Hamaney'in babasının törenine güvenlik gerekçeleriyle katılamayabileceği belirtildi. Savaşın ilk günü ABD ile İsrail'in ortak saldırısında İran'ı 37 yıldır yöneten dini lider Ayetullah Ali Hamaney öldürülmüştü. Eski dini liderin cenaze töreni yarın İmam Humeyni Musalla Camisi'nde başlayacak. Hamaney'in naaşının camiye götürülmesiyle Tahranlılar da sokaklara döküldü. Toplanan kalabalık cenazeyi karşıladı ve Hamaney için dualar etti. Cenaze Tahran'dan kalkacak, 7 Temmuz'da Kum'da törenler düzenlenecek. Son olarak Meşhed'de toprağa verilecek. Irak da ülkedeki törenlerin sadece Kerbela ve Necef'te yapılacağını açıkladı. SALDIRI ENDİŞESİ SÜRÜYOR İran ordusu, Hamaney'in cenaze töreninde olası bir saldırıya sert karşılık verileceği yönünde uyardı. Bugün de devlet başkanları, üst düzey yetkililer ve dini liderlerin katılımıyla uluslararası resmi anma töreni düzenlenmesi planlanıyor. BABASININ CENAZESİNE KATILAMAYABİLİR İran lideri Ayetullah Mücteba Hamaney'in, babası Ayetullah Ali Hamaney için düzenlenecek törenlere güvenlik gerekçeleriyle katılamayabileceği belirtildi. Hindistan'ın "Indiatoday" haber sitesine konuşan İran lideri Ayetullah Mücteba Hamaney'in Hindistan'daki Temsilcisi Ayetullah Elahi, İsrail'in İran liderlerine yönelik devam eden tehditlerinin, Mücteba Hamaney'in törene katılamamasının nedeni olduğunu belirtti. Elahi, "Geçen hafta İran'daydım ve onunla (Mücteba Hamaney) görüşen bazı arkadaşlarımla görüştüm. Dışarı çıkmak ve insanlarla bir araya gelmek istediğini söylediler ancak güvenlik güçleri güvenliği nedeniyle dışarı çıkmasına onay vermiyor. 'Çok tehlikeli ve ona güvenlik sağlayamayız' dediler. Sanırım dışarı çıkmayacak." dedi. İsrail'in Savunma Bakanı Yisrael Katz, dün İran, Lübnan, Suriye, Gazze, Türkiye ve İsrail'in gelecekteki askeri kabiliyetlerinin ele alındığı bir basın toplantısında, orduya İran'a karşı "bağımsız" bir saldırı planı hazırlama talimatı verildiğini söylemişti. İsrail'in İran'la "yarın" savaşa girebileceğini söyleyen Katz, İran lideri Hamaney hakkındaki soruya ise onun "ölüm için işaretlenmiş" olduğunu iddia etmişti. İran Dışişleri Bakanı Abbas Arakçi de Katz'ın tehditlerine, "Halkımıza ve liderliğimize yönelik herhangi bir tehdit, anında güçlü bir yanıt alacaktır." şeklinde cevap vermişti. ABD-İsrail'in 28 Şubat'taki saldırısında hayatını kaybeden İran'ın önceki lideri Ayetullah Ali Hamaney için 4-9 Temmuz arasında Tahran, Kum, Necef, Kerbela ve Meşhed kentlerinde cenaze törenleri düzenlenecek. Hamaney'in cenazesi Meşhed'deki İmam Rıza Türbesi'nde defnedilecek.

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Ceremony for Ali Khamenei intended to be epic display of national power. Plus, the expected wedding of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce pays dividend to good causes Good morning. Final preparations are under way for Ali Khamenei’s six-day funeral. The farewell to the former supreme leader is expected to draw millions in Iran. Khamenei was killed in the opening salvo of the US-Israeli attack on the country in February, and the funeral is intended to be an epic display of personal mourning, national power, resilience and social cohesion. Iran’s first vice-president, Mohammad Reza Aref, who is the lead funeral organiser, described the ceremony, which begins on Saturday in Tehran and will end with Khamenei’s burial on Thursday in Mashhad, as “the most important event of this century” and the most attended event since the 1979 revolution. The scale of the funeral has been conceived to relay political and religious messages of resistance to the rest of the world. At the request of Iraqi politicians, Khamenei’s body will also be carried through the Iraqi Shia cities of Karbala and Najaf. Will Ali Khamenei’s successor take part? Khamenei’s son and successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, is not expected to make an appearance at his father’s funeral. He was severely injured in the same US-Israeli strike that killed his father and also killed Mojtaba’s wife and his 14-month-old daughter. The extent of Mojtaba’s injuries is unknown and he has so far issued only written statements, including one that distanced himself from the ceasefire negotiations but sanctioned their continuance. Israel’s defence minister, Israel Katz, threatened to kill him this week, saying he was marked for death. Why is Trump so unhappy with Nato? Aside from the failure of countries such as the UK and France to join in with the US-Israeli war on Iran, Trump has long complained that Europe does not spend enough on defence. Under pressure from the US, Nato leaders agreed at a gathering last year to boost defence-related spending to 5% of GDP by 2035. Continue reading...

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Iran is mourning its slain supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with a week of funeral processions. His body lies in state in Tehran, drawing thousands of mourners and foreign dignitaries. The nation is united in grief and calls for vengeance following his death in a US and Israeli attack. The funeral marks a critical moment for Iran's leadership.

In pictures | Iran pays last respects to slain leader Ali Khamenei

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Iran: Khamenei's funeral ceremonies officially begin

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Huge crowds gather in Iran as funeral ceremonies for assassinated supreme leader begin

Funeral ceremonies for Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei — who was assassinated in a US-Israeli strike on the first day of the Middle East conflict — officially began on Saturday, state television reported, an event drawing thousands and intended to serve as a show of strength to the Islamic republic’s foes. Iranian authorities said they anticipate between 15 and 20 million participants in Tehran alone over the next three days for tributes to the man who ran the country for three-and-a-half decades. Six days of funeral ceremonies are planned to commemorate Khamenei, who ruled the Islamic republic as its number one from 1989 until his assassination aged 86 on the first day of the US-Israeli war on Iran on February 28. The events will be scrutinised in particular for any signs of Khamenei’s son and successor, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, who was named supreme leader a week after the killing of his father but is yet to appear in public. Thousands of mourners carrying red banners gathered in the courtyard of Tehran’s vast Grand Mosalla religious complex, waiting for the arrival of Khamenei’s coffin. People attend a public farewell ceremony to pay their respects to assassinated Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, in Tehran, Iran July 4, 2026. — Reuters Chants of “death to America” and “revenge, revenge” echoed at the venue. “We came (to the funeral) because we promised the supreme leader we would stand by him to the very end,” 37-year-old university professor Reza, who gave only one name, told AFP. “For a long time, we shouted that we would sacrifice our lives for the leader, but it was he who sacrificed himself for us.” Javad Akbari, 43, a food-processing plant worker, said: “I never had the chance to see the supreme leader up close, and I regret that. Today, I have come to bid him a final farewell.” An AFP journalist saw mourners walking several kilometres to reach the venue. Hundreds of supporters of the Islamic republic had begun arriving on Friday evening outside the Grand Mosalla. People gather for a public farewell ceremony to pay their respects to assassinated Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, in Tehran, Iran on July 4, 2026. — Reuters “We want to say a final goodbye to our leader, which is why waiting like this isn’t painful or difficult for us,” Somayye Hamedi told AFP. Significant security measures have been imposed, with roads blocked and airspace expected to be closed for what is set to be the largest-scale public event in Iran since the burial of Khamenei’s predecessor, Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989. Security personnel stand guard as mourners gather at the start of the funeral ceremonies of Iran’s slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Grand Mosalla in Tehran on July 4, 2026. — AFP ‘Final goodbye’ The coffin will lie in state until Monday, when a procession will pass through Tehran. On Tuesday, it will move to the clerical hub of Qom, before moving on Wednesday to cities holy to Shia Muslims in neighbouring Iraq, then proceeding for burial on Thursday in Khamenei’s home city of Mashhad in northeastern Iran. Officials who survived the war showed their grief and displayed a united front on Friday, with parliament speaker and top negotiator in the US talks Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf visibly tearful. Top Iranian officials paying their respects included Ahmad Vahidi, who was named chief of the powerful Revolutionary Guards after his predecessor was assassinated in the same strikes that killed Khamenei, but had not been seen since. People attend a public farewell ceremony to pay their respects to assassinated Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, in Tehran, Iran July 4, 2026. — Reuters The coming days will be closely watched for signs of Mojtaba Khamenei, who has communicated only by written statements and is said to have been wounded in the same strikes, though the extent of his injuries was never made clear. Other relatives killed in the strikes will also be buried, including Ali Khamenei’s infant granddaughter. International guests paying respects on Friday included Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, whose country has been mediating between Iran and the US, and Russian ex-president Dmitry Medvedev, now deputy head of the Russian security council, who attended on behalf of President Vladimir Putin. Mourners gather at the Grand Mosalla to pay their final respects to Iran’s slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the start of his funeral ceremonies in Tehran on July 4, 2026. — AFP Hamas and Hezbollah were also represented, as was the Taliban government in Afghanistan. ‘Call for vengeance’ After five weeks of fighting, the Middle East conflict is on hold following an initial accord between Iran and the United States. But Iranian officials have warned Tehran is ready to resume fighting if needed. “The nation’s call for vengeance must ring in the ears of the whole world,” said Ghalibaf, who urged Iranians to turn out en masse. Army chief Amir Hatami vowed Israel and the US “will pay for the blood of the martyred leader and all the nation’s martyrs”. But authorities will also want the event to go smoothly, deeply aware of the risk of crowd crushes that have marred similar events in the past. TV broadcasting guidelines on how to stay safe. With temperatures well over 35 degrees Celsius expected over the next few days in Tehran, tankers were stationed to spray water on the roads to cool down attendees. Ahead of the ceremonies, AFP correspondents reported that Tehran was quieter than usual, with many normally busy streets free of Tehran’s notorious traffic.

Iranians flock to week-long funeral rites for Khamenei

By Parisa Hafezi, Ahmed Elimam and Eman Abouhassira DUBAI, July 4 (Reuters) - Mourners thronged a vast prayer complex in Tehran on Saturday as the week-long funeral ceremonies of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei began with the national anthem, religious eulogies and readings from the Koran. Iran is staging mass funeral processions for Khamenei – whose 37-year reign was brought to an end in February by the first airstrike of the war launched by the U.S. and Israel – in a show of public devotion to the Islamic Republic's theocratic state and revolutionary zeal.

In pictures: Iranians chant ‘revenge, revenge’ as they gather for supreme leader Khamenei’s funeral

Mourners beat their chests and chanted “revenge, revenge” as thousands gathered in Tehran early on Saturday for a final farewell to assassinated supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Khamenei, who ruled Iran for more than three decades, was killed in US-Israeli attacks on February 28 that sparked a regional war. “We have come not for the funeral but for revenge,” a eulogist at the event chanted. “We’re never going to give up your blood, which is the reddest line.” The mourners, some in tears, made their way through strict security towards the courtyard where Khamenei’s coffin was placed for people to pay their respects. “We must rise up and, God willing, avenge the blood of our leader,” Hamidreza Shabani, an 18-year-old student, told AFP. The coffin, wrapped in an Iranian flag, was unveiled on a stage from behind dark blue velvet drapes after recitations from the Quran. It stood on a raised platform accompanied by the coffins of his family members also killed in the US-Israeli attack. Mourners react during a public farewell ceremony to pay their respects to late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, in Tehran, Iran on July 4, 2026. — Reuters Mourners react during a public farewell ceremony to pay their respects to late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, in Tehran, Iran on July 4, 2026. — Reuters Mourners react during a public farewell ceremony to pay their respects to late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, in Tehran, Iran on July 4, 2026. — Reuters Mourners react during a public farewell ceremony to pay their respects to late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, in Tehran, Iran on July 4, 2026. — Reuters Water is sprayed on people attending a public farewell ceremony to pay their respects to late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, in Tehran, Iran on July 4, 2026. — Reuters The coffins of Iran’s slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his family members are pictured at the Grand Mosalla at the start of the funeral ceremonies in Tehran on July 4, 2026. — AFP Mourners react during a public farewell ceremony to pay their respects to late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, in Tehran, Iran on July 4, 2026. — Reuters Mourners react during a public farewell ceremony to pay their respects to late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, in Tehran, Iran on July 4, 2026. — Reuters Mourners react during a public farewell ceremony to pay their respects to late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, in Tehran, Iran on July 4, 2026. — Reuters People gather on the day of a public farewell ceremony to pay their respects to late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, in Tehran, Iran on July 4, 2026. — Reuters Mourners react during a public farewell ceremony to pay their respects to late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, in Tehran, Iran on July 4, 2026. — Reuters People attend a public farewell ceremony to pay their respects to late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, in Tehran, Iran on July 4, 2026. — Reuters A child holding an image of Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei rests, on the day of a public farewell ceremony to pay their respects to late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, in Tehran, Iran on July 4, 2026. — Reuters The coffins of Iran’s slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his family members are pictured at the Grand Mosalla at the start of the funeral ceremonies in Tehran on July 4, 2026. — AFP People attend a public farewell ceremony to pay their respects to late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, in Tehran, Iran on July 4, 2026. — Reuters Mourners react during a public farewell ceremony to pay their respects to late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, in Tehran, Iran on July 4, 2026. — Reuters Header image: Mourners react during a public farewell ceremony to pay their respects to late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, in Tehran, Iran, on July 4, 2026. —Reuters

Crowds gather as six-day funeral for former Iranian supreme leader begins

Up to 30 million people expected to attend delayed events for Ali Khamenei, killed at start of war with US and Israel The funeral of the former Iranian supreme leader has begun as the gates of the sprawling Grand Mosalla mosque in central Tehran let in thousands of mourners early morning who had been waiting through the night to enter the grounds. Iran is staging mass funeral processions for Ali Khamenei – whose ⁠37-year reign was brought ⁠to an ​end in February by the first airstrike of the war launched by the US and Israel. Continue reading...

Iranians mourn as Khamenei funeral ceremonies begin

Large crowds gathered in Tehran as Iran began six days of funeral ceremonies for late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed during the US-Israeli conflict.

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Hamaney'in cenazesinde intikam sembolü: Kırmızı bayraklar ne anlatıyor?

İran’ın öldürülen eski dini lideri Ali Hamaney ve üç aile üyesi için Tahran’da cenaze korteji başladı. Saatler sürmesi beklenen törende kırmızı bayraklar ve “intikam” sloganları öne çıktı. HAMANEY'İN CENAZE KORTEJİ BAŞLADI İran’ın öldürülen eski dini lideri Ali Hamaney ve üç aile üyesi için başkent Tahran’da cenaze korteji başladı. İran devlet televizyonu IRIB, Telegram hesabından yaptığı açıklamada, “Şehit imam ve liderin mübarek naaşı için cenaze alayı başkentte birkaç dakika önce başladı.” ifadelerini kullandı. Devlet medyası, törene “çok büyük bir kalabalığın” katıldığını bildirdi. Hamaney, 28 Şubat’ta ABD-İsrail ile İran arasında başlayan savaşın ilk gününde öldürülmüştü. CENAZE ALAYI 10-12 SAAT SÜRECEK İran merkezli Press TV’ye göre cenaze korteji, Hamaney’in naaşının iki gündür bekletildiği Tahran’daki Büyük Musalla Camii’nden başladı. Organizatörler, kortejin 10 ila 12 saat sürmesini bekliyor. Cenaze güzergahının yaklaşık 10 kilometre uzunluğunda olduğu belirtildi. Tahran’daki törenin ardından Hamaney’in naaşı, ek dini merasimler için İran’ın kutsal kentlerinden Kum’a götürülecek. CENAZEDEKİ KIRMIZI BAYRAKLAR NE ANLAMA GELİYOR? Cenazede dikkat çeken sembollerden biri de kırmızı bayraklar oldu. Tahran’da toplanan kalabalıkların taşıdığı kırmızı bayraklar, Şii geleneğinde öldürülen kişinin kanı için intikam talebini simgeleyen güçlü bir sembol olarak biliniyor. Bayraklarda “Ya Latharat al-Hussein” yani “Ey Hüseyin’in intikamını alanlar” sloganının yanı sıra, Hamaney’e uyarlanmış yeni bir ifade olan “Ya Latharat al-Khamenei” yani “Ey Hamaney’in intikamını alanlar” yazıları yer aldı. “Ya Latharat al-Hussein” ifadesi, Hz. Muhammed’in torunu İmam Hüseyin’in 680 yılında Kerbela’da öldürülmesine atıf yapıyor. Kerbela olayı, Şii kimliğinde zulme karşı direnişin en önemli sembollerinden biri olarak görülüyor. Bu sloganın Hamaney’in adıyla yeniden kullanılması, cenaze törenindeki siyasi mesajın doğrudan “intikam” çağrısı üzerine kurulduğu şeklinde yorumlanıyor. DİNİ VE SİYASİ SEMBOLLER ÖNE ÇIKTI Hamaney için düzenlenen törenler, yalnızca bir cenaze merasimi değil aynı zamanda İran yönetiminin dini ve siyasi mesajlarını öne çıkardığı geniş kapsamlı bir törene dönüştü. Bir hafta süreceği belirtilen törenlerde, devlet söylemi ve organize kalabalıklar üzerinden İran yönetimi etrafında birlik görüntüsü verilmesi hedefleniyor. Resmi açıklamalarda Hamaney’in ölümü “şehadet” olarak tanımlanırken, onun için yas tutmanın ulusal bir görev olduğu mesajı verildi. "AYAĞA KALKMALIYIZ" Törenlerde kullanılan resmi slogan ise “Ayağa kalkmalıyız” oldu. Arapça ve uluslararası kamuoyuna yönelik mesajlarda ise bu sloganın “Allah için ayağa kalk” anlamına gelen versiyonu tercih edildi. Her iki ifadenin de Müslümanlara ilahi bir amaç için ayağa kalkma çağrısı yapan Kur’an ayetine dayandırıldığı belirtiliyor. Hamaney, 1989’dan ölümüne kadar İran’ın dini lideri olarak görev yapmıştı. Ölümünün ardından oğlu Mücteba Hamaney, mart ayında devletin başına geçmişti.

Millions join funeral procession for Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei

Crowds grew as they moved through Tehran as mourners wore black and carried flags with the slogan ‘we will rise’ A millions strong crowd assembled on Monday to take part in the funeral procession of Iran’s assassinated supreme leader. The scale, and depth of the march, however engineered, is an extraordinary turn around for a country that only seven months ago was gripped by street protests that saw thousands killed by government security forces. Many will say that the assembly was a monument to a misconceived war launched on Iran by Donald Trump in February. Continue reading...

Israeli minister vows to thwart future Iran leaders amid Khamenei mourning

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned Monday that Tel Aviv will thwart any future Iranian leader who threatens the country, issuing the statement as thousands gathered in Tehran to mourn Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who was killed in a US-Israeli strike on February 28.

Tehran holds funeral procession for Khamenei, his family

Security for the event was ensured by several thousand police officers and military personnel

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Millions join funeral procession in capital of Tehran to mourn Khamenei who was kiled in US-Israel airstrikes in February Lebanese state media said an Israeli strike on a car in the country’s south on Monday killed four people, including three women, despite a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. Lebanon’s official National News Agency (NNA) said a school principal, her mother, a foreign female domestic worker and a male Syrian worker were killed when “an Israeli drone targeted the car” they were travelling in as they returned from inspecting their family home in Nabatieh al-Fawqa. Continue reading...

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A sea of mourners filled the streets of Tehran on Monday for the funeral procession of late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. FRANCE 24 spoke to some of those who had travelled across the country to pay their respects for the man who led the Islamic Republic for almost four decades until he was killed in US-Israeli air strikes.

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The tanker set ablaze after being hit by a projectile hit near Limah, Oman, in the strait, said the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre

Hamaney için Kum kentinde cenaze töreni düzenlendi

İran’ın resmi ajansı IRNA’ya göre, Hamaney için Kum’da geniş katılımlı cenaze töreni düzenlendi. Kum halkı gece saatlerinden itibaren törenin gerçekleştirileceği alanı doldurmaya başladı. Törene katılan milyonlarca kişi Cemkeran Mescidi ile Hazreti Fatıma Türbesi arasındaki yolu tamamen doldurdu. Törende sık sık ABD ve İsrail aleyhine slogan atılırken Hamaney ve ailesinin cenazesinin alana getirildiği anda birçok İranlının göz yaşlarına hakim olamadığı görüldü. Hamaney’in cenaze namazını ise Ayetullah Cevadi Amoli kıldırdı. Ali Hamaney için resmi devlet töreni, 3 Temmuz Cuma günü Tahran'daki İmam Humeyni Musalla Camisi'nde gerçekleştirilmiş ve yaklaşık 100 ülkeden hükümet ve meclis başkanları, dışişleri bakanları ve hükümetlerin özel temsilcileri katılım sağlamıştı. Halkın katıldığı veda töreni ise cumartesi günü İmam Humeyni Musalla Camisi'nde gerçekleştirilmiş, pazar günü aynı yerde cenaze namazı kılınmıştı. Hamaney’in naaşı, Tahran’daki son törenin ardından Kum kentine getirilmişti. Hamaney’in naaşı, daha sonra Meşhed kentine götürülecek ve son tören 9 Temmuz Perşembe günü burada gerçekleştirilecek. Törenin ardından Hamaney’in naaşı, İmam Rıza Türbesi’nde ayrılan özel alana defnedilecek.

US military launches fresh strikes on Iran – Middle East crisis live

Iranian state media report explosions in several locations hours after Donald Trump threatened further military action at Nato summit Iran’s IRNA is reporting power cuts in Chabahar after reports of explosions from the area. Tonight’s strikes come 24 hours after the US had launched strikes on more than 80 Iranian targets around the strait of Hormuz and revoked a temporary sanctions waiver for Tehran to export oil after Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels on Tuesday. Continue reading...

Iran launches more strikes after accusing US of targeting nuclear plant

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US officials claimed the attacks had caused minor damage and no casualties

Explosions rock southern Iran as US strikes target military sites

Iranian officials reported at least seven explosions near the southern cities of Bushehr and Konarak late Thursday, confirming that air defense systems responded to projectiles fired by US forces amid escalating hostilities that have seen Tehran launch retaliatory strikes on American bases across the Gulf.

US-Iran conflict escalates as fresh missile strikes threaten Middle East ceasefire

The United States launched fresh airstrikes on Iran early Thursday, prompting Tehran to fire missiles at Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and Jordan, targeting countries hosting US forces, officials said. The exchanges threatened a fragile interim ceasefire aimed at ending the Middle East conflict, with explosions also reported near Iran's nuclear power plant.

Iran war live: Uneasy calm in the Middle East after deadly attacks

American official says technical talks with Tehran continue and the United States wants to pursue diplomacy.

UN says IAEA lost oversight of Iran's nuclear programme after US-Israeli strikes

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Oil rises to 4-week highs as conflict in Iran escalates

The cost of a barrel of Brent crude, the international standard, was up around $86 US on Tuesday morning. That's higher than oil has been in recent weeks after the U.S. and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding to end the war, but below the $100 mark that oil has reached earlier in the war.

16 Indians killed or missing in Middle East since US-Iran war began: Sources

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Iran's Revolutionary Guard has asserted that the Strait of Hormuz will stay closed until the United States changes its course of action. This comes on the heels of the US conducting new strikes near the Strait and reinstating a naval blockade. Iran has also announced attacks on US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain, exacerbating regional tensions after a recently collapsed truce.

US ramps up strikes after Iran threatens Mideast energy supply

The United States intensified its military campaign against Iran Wednesday, reimposing a naval blockade and launching airstrikes that killed at least seven Iranian troops after Teh...

US ramps up strikes after Iran threatens Mideast energy routes

The United States intensified its military campaign against Iran Wednesday, reimposing a naval blockade and launching airstrikes that killed at least seven Iranian troops after Teh...

How big is the impact of the Middle East war on global travel?

Days of back-and-forth strikes by the US and Iran have shaken the Middle East. The interim deal to end the conflict is in tatters. Now there are fears the region could tip back into all-out war.

Iran threatens to halt all Middle East energy exports amid renewed US blockade

Tehran shuts strait of Hormuz and carries out retaliatory strikes as Trump threatens to attack site linked to Iran’s nuclear programme Middle East crisis – live updates Iran threatened to halt all energy exports from the Middle East after the US reimposed a blockade of its ports and ships, as the two countries traded strikes for a fifth day and Donald Trump threatened to attack a site linked to Iran’s nuclear programme while he weighed further expanding US strikes next week. The US blockade came into force early on Wednesday, and was followed by a 90-minute wave of strikes against Iran’s coastal defence systems and missile sites, according to the US military. Iranian authorities said the previous day of US strikes had killed at least seven troops, and wounded more than 300 people – the highest casualty count of any recent round of violence between the two countries. At least 30 civilians have been killed by US strikes in southern Iran in recent days, according to the Iranian government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani. Continue reading...

US military says it disabled tanker trying to breach blockade amid new wave of strikes on Iran – Middle East crisis live

Central Command says US aircraft fired missiles into oil tanker’s smokestack in strait of Hormuz as US strikes Iran for fourth consecutive day Trump again threatens to strike Iran’s power plants amid impasse over strait of Hormuz For a second day in a row, US strikes targeted Iran’s southern port city of Bushehr, home to the country’s only civilian nuclear plant, according to the state news agency IRNA quoting a local official. “In continuation of the brutality of the American enemy, three points in the city of Bushehr were attacked today,” Mohammad Mozaffari, the governor of Bushehr, was quoted as saying. In the recent attacks on the southern part of the country, more than 30 civilians lost their lives. While expressing our condolences and sympathy to the bereaved families, we honour the memory of the fallen. The government will stand by the people with all its might. The south of Iran is the beating heart of this land. The south of Iran, the soul of Iran.” Continue reading...

US strikes expand to northern Iran as Tehran fires on Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan – Middle East crisis live

Iran reports explosions in several cities including capital while US military says it also hit and disabled tanker in strait of Hormuz US attacks oil tanker in strait of Hormuz as strikes reported in Tehran Welcome to our continuing live coverage of the Middle East crisis. The US military says it carried out a fresh wave of strikes against Iranian targets to degrade the country’s ability to threaten ships transiting the strait of Hormuz, while Iran launched retaliatory attacks on US allies in the region. Trump ⁠said ⁠he did not ​like giving deadlines ⁠when asked by ⁠reporters if Tehran ‌had a ‌deadline before the US started attacking Iranian bridges, as he has threatened. “They know ​the story … ​They ​better ​behave,” ​he said. Tehran’s top negotiator said that ⁠if Iran ⁠did ​not benefit from its memorandum of ⁠understanding with the US, “we have no reason ⁠to adhere to such an ​understanding”. Iran had “never welcomed war, nor do we now”, ⁠said Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the parliamentary speaker. He called on Iranians to continue with their armed resistance but to also “use the tools of diplomacy and negotiation to achieve and consolidate national interests”. Iranian state media reported explosions in several cities amid the latest US strikes, including Bandar Abbas, Rask, Chabahar and Ahvaz as well as Semnan province, home to the country’s ballistic missile production and space programme. Reports also cited blasts around southern sites including Qeshm and Bandar Imam Khomeini, as well as in Bushehr, home to Iran’s only civilian nuclear plant. The US strikes hit an Iranian army barracks, killed at least seven troops and wounded hundreds of people across the country, according to Iranian officials. There was no immediate word on casualties from Iran’s strikes, but its health ministry said at least 30 people had been killed and 260 injured in southern Iran in US attacks in recent days. Iran’s army said it used kamikaze drones to target US military communication systems and fuel storage facilities in Jordan. The Jordanian military said it shot down eight missiles Iran launched at the kingdom. Trump thanked Iran for allowing an American citizen he says was “wrongfully detained in December of 2024” to leave the country. “She is now safely outside of Iran, and in good condition,” he said, while the woman was named by her lawyer as Dena Karari, a dual American and Iranian citizen. Oil prices continued to rise amid the latest waves of escalation, with Brent crude oil – the international standard – trading above $85 a barrel on Wednesday. That’s more than 15% higher than the price before the war but still well below the nearly $120 reached at the peak of the conflict. Continue reading...

US strikes Iran as Tehran warns of Mideast reprisals

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US strikes on Iran reportedly hit airport and bridge – Middle East crisis live

Iranshahr airport and southern rail station and two bridges attacked, Iranian media says The Iranian health ministry said 38 people have been killed in Iran in recent US attacks, with more than 400 others injured. Reporting the figures on X, Hossein Kermanpour, head of public relations for Iran’s ministry of health, said 22 women and nine children were among the injured. Continue reading...

Middle East On Boil Again? Iran Threatens "Zero Hour", Trump Deploys Planes

US President Donald Trump held a high-level meeting in the White House Situation Room on Tuesday night, where senior officials discussed several military options, such as attacking Iranian power plants and carrying out attacks against nuclear facilities to bury its uranium deeper underground.

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Kuwait, Bahrain respond to Iranian attacks amid growing escalation

The risk of a wider war in the Middle East is growing after authorities in Bahrain and Kuwait said they intercepted missiles and drones launched from Iran. Air raid sirens also sounded in Jordan's capital, Amman, while Israel said it detected Iranian missiles targeting the coastal city of Aqaba. The escalation comes after the US Embassy in Jordan urged American citizens, in a social media post, to avoid Aqaba's airport and seaport because of a specific and credible threat. Teaching Fellow in US politics and international security at University of Portsmouth, Dafydd Townley, shares his insights.

US reports redirecting 6 commercial ships and disabling 1 as it tightens naval blockade on Iran

'U.S. Navy Sailors remain focused and vigilant aboard guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn as American forces continue implementing the naval blockade against Iran,' says CENTCOM

US targets Iran in ninth night of strikes in wake of US troop deaths – Middle East crisis live

Preliminary deal aimed at ending the war has collapsed as US and Iran fight to break deadlock over strait of Hormuz US says another service member killed as Israel warns Tehran’s attacks coming close The ⁠United Kingdom Maritime ⁠Trade Operations ⁠agency said ​it had received ⁠a report of ⁠an ​incident ‌8 nautical miles (14.8 ‌km) north-west ‌of Oman’s Kumzar, where information from a verified ‌source indicated that ​a vessel was on fire. UKMTO, cited by Reuters, ⁠said the cause ​of the ​fire ​had ​not ‌been ​verified. Continue reading...

Brent oil tops $90 as US, Iran expand strikes in the Middle East

Brent oil prices rose two per cent to more than $90 per barrel on Monday, as escalating US-Iran hostilities in the Middle East restricted oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures LCOc1 climbed $2.09, or 2.37pc, to $90.19 by 0241 GMT, touching the highest since June 11, extending gains after rising 15.9pc last week, its biggest weekly gain since April. US West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 was at $84.20 a barrel, up $1.71, or 2.07pc, the loftiest since June 12. Front-month prices gained 15.5pc last week, the largest weekly ascent since early March. The Middle East conflict escalated over the weekend with the US conducting a ninth straight night of attacks against Iran, while US allies Kuwait and Bahrain reported more Iranian strikes. “ICE Brent broke above $90 per barrel this morning with no let-up in the escalation in the Gulf,” said ING analysts in a note on Monday. “The US and Iran continue to exchange strikes, which are proving to be deadly for both sides. If this escalation goes unchecked, we could return to an environment of wide-scale attacks across the Gulf.” The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said on Monday that two oil tankers had exploded and been immobilised after attempting to transit what it described as an unsafe southern route through the Strait of Hormuz, alleging they had been encouraged by the US military to use the passage. Reuters could not immediately verify the incident. In recent days, both sides have taken aim at shipping traffic, with the US saying it is enforcing a naval blockade on Iranian ports, and Iran saying it targets vessels violating its rules on navigating the Strait of Hormuz, which usually handles one-fifth of global oil trade. A vessel was on fire northwest of Oman’s Kumzar, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency said early on Monday. “The coming days and weeks will provide a clearer picture of the sustainable level of oil exports from the region under renewed dual blockades,” Barclays analyst Amarpreet Singh said in a note. “As things stand, we think oil markets are still too complacent about the potential fallout for inventories, which, unlike at the beginning of the war, are at the tightest of the past five years.” Four vessels made the transit through the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, down from eight the previous day, LSEG data showed. At least three oil products tankers and one Very Large Crude Carrier, have entered the strait since Friday to load oil, the data showed.

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Iranian forces target Bahrain and Kuwait after US hits Iran's south

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Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels say they attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea on Thursday, marking their first reported strike on a vessel since announcing a blockade of Saudi-linked shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait earlier this week. The Houthis say the move is retaliation for Saudi Arabia’s blockade on Yemen and a recent strike on Sanaa’s international airport. The escalation adds further pressure to global shipping as the Strait of Hormuz remains closed and Brent crude prices hit their highest level since May. Morgan Ayre and Charlotte Lam explain why the Bab el-Mandeb Strait matters. Morgan Ayre and Charlotte Lam report.

US says it will use frozen Iranian assets to fund damage to ships as strikes continue

The US military says it has launched strikes on Iran for the 13th consecutive night, with Iranian state media saying four people have been killed and five injured.

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Latest attacks come after Trump vowed ‘major military punishment’ for Tehran and its Houthi allies Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps warned civilians in the Middle East on Friday to stay away from US forces, state media reported. In an interview carried out by state TV, the IRGC said: We warn the general public in countries where American soldiers are stationed to immediately stay out of a radius of 500 metres from the places where American soldiers are hiding, in order to be safe. Continue reading...

Middle East: UN warns against wider escalation after Houthi attacks in the Red Sea

As fighting intensifies in the Middle East, the United Nations on Friday warned against further escalation in the US-Iran war and the risks to global shipping amid the fight over control of the Strait of Hormuz.