Overview
- Iran concluded six days of state funerals with Ali Khamenei buried in Mashhad on Thursday, a series of processions state media said drew mass turnout to signal continuity after his February killing.
- On Saturday Mojtaba Khamenei, who was named supreme leader after his father’s death and has been mostly out of public view, issued a written vow to avenge the assassination.
- Hamshahri, a conservative state-linked newspaper, published an online infographic that listed foreign leaders including President Trump, Prime Minister Netanyahu and Prime Minister Keir Starmer as alleged targets; the graphic has no clear official endorsement.
- State outlets also released a photograph they identified as Mojtaba, but journalists and forensic tools flagged signs of possible manipulation and independent verification of his public presence remains limited.
- Authorities have ordered pro-government rallies to continue and the judiciary has pledged to pursue those responsible, while ceasefire talks remain fragile and fresh strikes in the Gulf have renewed diplomatic and security tensions.