Iran has opened a dayslong funeral in Tehran for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike. The massive turnout, tight security and fresh threats around succession have sharpened regional tensions.

Iran news LIVE updates: Iranian officials have drawn up contingency plans for a potential mass-casualty incident during the funeral processions, which are expected to draw massive crowds from across the country.

Hundreds of thousands of mourners gathered in Tehran on Saturday as Iran began days of funeral ceremonies for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf was in tears at the funeral of late Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. A video has gone viral.

The U.S. and Iran were in dispute Tuesday over whether Tehran had agreed to allow UN inspections of its nuclear sites. As officials negotiated over how to permanently end the war in Iran, a plan emerged to break the shipping bottleneck through the Strait of Hormuz.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned in a televised address on Friday that Tehran may have to be evacuated due to severe water shortages if no rain falls before the end of the year.

Huge crowds of Iranians gathered on Saturday to view the casket of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at an elaborate state funeral for the Iranian supreme leader, who dominated the country f

These were the updates on the US and Israel's war on Iran and Israel's attacks on Lebanon from Tuesday, June 30, 2026.