Ali \u200cAbdollahi, commander of Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, said the \u201cenemies of Iran\u201d should avoid a \u201cmiscalculation\u201d or else face harsh retaliation. <\/p>\n
Funeral processions \u200cfor Khamenei will begin on \u200cJuly 4 in Tehran<\/a> and conclude on July 9 with his burial in his hometown of Mashhad, with \u2060additional ceremonies planned in Qom and Iraq in-between these dates.<\/p>\n On Thursday, pictured showed IRGC soldiers carrying the coffin of Mojtaba Khamenei\u2019s wife Zahra Haddad Adel ahead of her funeral ceremony. <\/p>\n Meanwhile, Trump told reporters that the \u201cdenuclearisation of Iran is moving along well\u201d and that \u201cvery good meetings\u201d were held in Qatar<\/a> as he and his vice president played down any suggestion of a return to all-out combat.<\/p>\n Trump<\/a>\u2019s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Qatar on Tuesday <\/a>to meet mediators, but no direct talks have taken place.<\/p>\n Qatar’s foreign ministry said the talks made “positive progress” on issues related to the interim agreement.<\/p>\n <\/a>Iran warns oil tankers to use approved routes in Strait of Hormuz <\/p>\n Iran\u2019s joint military command has warned that all oil tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz must use its approved routes or face a \u201cforceful response.\u201d<\/p>\n The statement from the Khatam al-Anbiya military command was aired on Iranian state television.<\/p>\n It wasn\u2019t immediately clear what sparked the threat from Iran.<\/p>\n \u201cAny failure to comply, deviation from the designated route, or disregard for the navigation protocols of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Strait of Hormuz will be met with an immediate and forceful response from the armed forces, endangering the security of the violating vessels,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n It also said the continued presence of US fighter jets over the strait \u201ccauses insecurity in this waterway and threatens regional security.\u201d<\/p>\n Alisha Rahaman Sarkar3 July 2026 06:00<\/p>\n <\/a>Preparations underway in Iran for Ali Khamenei’s funeral Alisha Rahaman Sarkar3 July 2026 05:30<\/p>\n <\/a>Powerful general in Iran emerges from hiding<\/p>\n A powerful general who leads Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard emerged from hiding as Tehran prepared Friday for the dayslong funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n Photos published online by Iranian state media showed Gen Ahmad Vahidi attending a meeting about the funeral of Khamenei, 86, then sitting alongside his casket as Iran’s theocracy held a smaller service for him Thursday night near the supreme leader’s former home in downtown Tehran.<\/p>\n Vahidi has become a major player in formulating Iran’s tough stance in negotiating a possible permanent end to the war with the United States, experts say. <\/p>\n He is believed to be part of a small clique in direct contact with Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who remains in hiding after being reportedly wounded in the Feb. 28 Israeli strikes that killed his father, the elder Khamenei.<\/p>\n Vahidi himself hasn’t been seen publicly since Feb. 8, weeks before the Iran war began.<\/p>\n Video published by Iranian state media showed the mourning ceremony for Khamenei near the husseiniyah at his compound in Tehran.<\/p>\n Alisha Rahaman Sarkar3 July 2026 05:00<\/p>\n <\/a>Oil up slightly ahead of long US weekend<\/p>\n Oil prices rose slightly today before a long holiday weekend in the U.S. as wary optimism held \u200bover efforts to make peace in the Middle East \u200cbetween the US and Iran.<\/p>\n Brent futures were up 17 cents, or 0.24 per cent, to $72.10 a barrel. West Texas Intermediate was up 14 \u200bcents, or 0.20 per cent, to $68.83 a barrel.<\/p>\n US markets will close on \u200bFriday ahead of the US Independence Day holiday on \u2060Saturday. <\/p>\n Alisha Rahaman Sarkar3 July 2026 04:23<\/p>\n <\/a>Iran war has created growing rift between Trump and Saudi Crown Prince: report<\/p>\n A widening rift has opened up between Saudi Arabia<\/a> and the United States because of the war in Iran<\/a>, a report claims.<\/p>\n Officials told the Wall Street Journal<\/a> the partnership between Washington and Riyadh is souring over disputes on how President Donald Trump<\/a> has handled the war, which began after joint US-Israel strikes on Iran in February.<\/p>\n The US is reportedly now considering reducing its military presence in Saudi Arabia and instead putting its forces in countries it feels were more supportive during the war, including Israel and Jordan, according to the WSJ<\/a>.<\/p>\n The White House, meanwhile, has insisted relations between the US and Saudi are still strong.<\/p>\n Maira Butt3 July 2026 01:30<\/p>\n <\/a>Polymarket reports some European leaders say Hormuz toll as ‘inevitable’<\/p>\n Polymarket, a prediction market, has reported that some European leaders are saying that a toll in the Strait of Hormuz is now seen as \u201cinevitable\u201d. <\/p>\n It was not immediately clear which leaders believe this or what the reports were based on, in the short post shared on their social media page on X. <\/p>\n It speculated that there is now a 44 per cent chance that Iran will implement such a toll by the end of August. <\/p>\n President Donald Trump has insisted that he will now agree to the imposition of a toll over the vital shipping route. But reports have suggested that Iran and Oman may seek to implement a charge for commercial ships. <\/p>\n Maira Butt3 July 2026 00:30<\/p>\n <\/a>Polymarket reports some European leaders say Hormuz toll as ‘inevitable’<\/p>\n Polymarket, a prediction market, has reported that some European leaders are saying that a toll in the Strait of Hormuz is now seen as \u201cinevitable\u201d. <\/p>\n It was not immediately clear which leaders believe this or what the reports were based on, in the short post shared on their social media page on X. <\/p>\n President Donald Trump has insisted that he will now agree to the imposition of a toll over the vital shipping route. But reports have suggested that Iran and Oman may seek to implement a charge for commercial ships. <\/p>\n Maira Butt3 July 2026 00:30<\/p>\n <\/a>Watch: Vance says US ‘in great position’ with Iran war as Tehran says peace talks on holdVance says US ‘in great position’ with Iran war as Tehran says peace talks on hold<\/p>\n Maira Butt2 July 2026 23:30<\/p>\n <\/a>Trump: Iran has agreed to ‘everything’ we need<\/p>\n President Donald Trump has claimed that Iran has agreed to \u201cjust about everything we need\u201d, according to Reuters. <\/p>\n Discussions and negotiations are ongoing in an effort to secure a permanent ceasefire between the countries.<\/p>\n Maira Butt2 July 2026 22:52<\/p>\n <\/a>UK politician says Reza Pahlavi should ‘not be given platform’ to rule in Iran<\/p>\n British member of Parliament Bob Blackman has hit out at Reza Pahlavi, the eldest son of the last shah of Iran and Crown Prince of the Pahlavi dynasty. <\/p>\n Pahlavi was positioned as a replacement to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei but appears to have been unable to mobilise enough support or resources to return to Iran amid the ongoing war. <\/p>\n In a post on X on Thursday, Blackman wrote: \u201cReza Pahlavi should not be given a platform to justify replacing one form of authoritarian rule with another. <\/p>\n \u201cA return to the monarchy in Iran is not welcome, especially as he has failed to condemn the previous Shah\u2019s dictatorship and for claiming support from the IRGC.\u201d<\/p>\n He said he would be putting his support behind Iranian dissident politician Maryam Rajavi instead. <\/p>\n Maira Butt2 July 2026 22:30<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Body of late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei arrives in Tehran as thousands gather to pay tributeYour support…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":188509,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3],"tags":[12474,12475,5084,34,12473],"class_list":["post-188508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-iran","tag-bestof","tag-essential","tag-horizontal","tag-iran","tag-topix"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@iran\/116854370184753369","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=188508"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188508\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/188509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=188508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=188508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=188508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Mourners](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2283823117...jpeg\")
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A man stands near the Grand Mosalla in Tehran on July 3, 2026, ahead of Iran’s slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei’s funeral. (AFP\/Getty)<\/p>\n![\"File:](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2050661901.jpg\")
File: Ahmad Vahidi speaks during a press conference in Tehran on March 4, 2024 (AFP\/Getty)<\/p>\n