Overview
- State television reported that Ayatollah Ali Chamenei was buried at the Imam Reza mausoleum in Mashhad after six days of nationwide mourning.
- Televised footage showed senior Iranian officials at the burial while Chamenei’s proclaimed successor, his son Modschtaba Chamenei, remained absent from public view.
- Thousands at the mausoleum chanted anti‑US and anti‑Israel slogans and waved red flags, a traditional Shia symbol calling for revenge.
- The U.S. military said it struck dozens of Iranian targets over consecutive nights, and Iranian officials said 17 people were killed in those attacks.
- U.S. officials framed the strikes as retaliation for Iranian attacks on ships, and Iran has launched counterattacks on bases hosting U.S. forces, leaving diplomatic talks fragile and the region at risk of further escalation.