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Jamenei Buried in Mashhad as U.S.-Iran Exchanges Escalate

Mass funerals have become a show of force as U.S. strikes followed by Iranian missile and drone retaliation have frayed the June ceasefire and raised the risk of wider regional war.

Overview

  • The burial in Mashhad on Thursday closed a week of multi‑day funerals that drew millions across Iran and Iraq and ended with Jamenei interred at the Imam Reza mausoleum.
  • The U.S. military’s CENTCOM says recent operations struck about 90 Iranian military targets to degrade Tehran’s ability to threaten shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched missiles and drones at U.S. facilities and Gulf states including Kuwait, Jordan, Bahrain and Qatar, and regional air defenses reported multiple interceptions.
  • Iranian health officials report at least 14–17 dead and dozens wounded from the recent strikes, and Tehran accuses the U.S. of hitting civilian infrastructure near Bushehr while U.S. officials insist their strikes hit military sites.
  • President Donald Trump publicly said the ceasefire is effectively over even as mediators from Pakistan, Qatar, Turkey and Egypt press around‑the‑clock diplomacy to try to stop a wider war that could disrupt shipping, energy supplies and regional security.