Iran-US war latest: Khamenei’s funeral procession begins in Tehran as mourners threaten Trump

Hundreds of thousands of mourners began a procession this morning through the Iranian capital of Tehran for the funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. His flag-draped coffin, and those of his family killed on 28 February in an airstrike at the start of the war launched by Israel and the US, will be carried on board a truck. Iranian authorities have shut down streets, airspace and daily life for the mourning, which began Saturday and will end Thursday after the slain leader is buried at the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad, his birthplace. The new supreme leader of Iran did not attend the funeral of his father, although three of his other sons prayed beside his coffin and those of four other family members on Sunday. There have been threats from mourners to avenge Khamenei's death. Iranian mourners were seen carrying signs calling for the killing of both US president Donald Trump and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The US federal agencies have been tracking Iranian threats against Trump and other administration officials for years, stemming from Trump's ordering the 2020 killing of Gen Qassem Soleimani, who had led the elite Quds Force. 7 OPEC+ countries agree to expand monthly oil production modestly A handful of countries in the OPEC+ oil-producing alliance plan to increase their outputs modestly next month, which would bring more oil online after fuel prices have fallen to levels not seen since before the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies — collectively known as OPEC+ — announced on Sunday that seven countries would expand oil production by a combined total of 188,000 barrels per day in August. It was the fifth consecutive month OPEC+ agreed to raise oil outputs. The participating countries in Sunday's decision are Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria and Oman. More here. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar6 July 2026 07:00Yemen condemns Iran for bringing Houtis to Khamenei's funeral The Yemeni government has issued a statement condemning Iran for chartering a flight to bring a Houthi delegation to Tehran for slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei's funeral. Yemeni president Rashad al-Alimi called the flight "a flagrant violation of the sovereignty of the Republic of Yemen and a blatant challenge to international law," in the statement on his official website. He said allowing international flights without the government's approval set a dangerous precedent which exacerbated Yemen's political division. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar6 July 2026 06:49 Alisha Rahaman Sarkar6 July 2026 06:31Mourners at Khamenei's funeral call for revenge Alisha Rahaman Sarkar6 July 2026 06:20Netanyahu claims Christians in Lebanon sought Israeli annexation Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that some Christian villages in southern Lebanon had asked to be annexed by Israel to protect themselves from Hezbollah. “Christian villages in Lebanon, some of them have actually asked to be annexed to Israel, because we protect them against the Hezbollah, Hezbollah fanatics who want to kill them, and we do the same things with Christians everywhere,” Netanyahu told Fox News, without naming which villages had sought annexation. Earlier on Friday, residents of Christian villages in the Marjeyoun district rejected reports claiming they had sought annexation, saying in a statement that they had “no power nor the legal right” to make decisions of such magnitude. The villages reaffirmed their “loyalty to their national identity” and their “attachment to their Lebanese flag”. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar6 July 2026 06:00UN’s blue helmets to leave behind a Lebanon in a tailspin into death and destruction Under terms agreed by the UN Security Council, the ‘blue helmets’ will begin to withdraw from the war-torn region at the end of this year. Experts tell Oisin Mcilroy that a lack of oversight will see the area plunge further into a cycle of bloodshed More here. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar6 July 2026 05:40Iranian hardline newspaper calls for avenging Ali Khamenei's killing Hardline Iranian newspapers have called for avenging Ali Khamenei’s killing in their editions published this morning. The Asr-e Iranian newspaper devoted its front page to the demand, using the headline: “Blood for blood", according to Iran International. It said that the revenge was “the right of the people and the duty of officials.” Nobonyad newspaper asked: “Why shouldn’t we kill the one who killed our leader?” Alisha Rahaman Sarkar6 July 2026 05:20 Iran shuts Tehran's airspace for Khamenei's funeral procession Iran has completely shut the airspace above Tehran today for the funeral procession of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Regular flights at Mehrabad airport and Imam Khomeini airport will be suspended during public ceremonies in the capital, according to Iran's civil aviation organisation. Mehrabad airport is expected to resume normal operations tomorrow, while Imam Khomeini airport will remain closed. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar6 July 2026 05:00Oil slips to $71 a barrel after OPEC+ agrees to raise output targets Oil prices inched lower this morning after OPEC+ agreed to further increase its output targets from August, while exports from key producers via the Strait of ​Hormuz are recovering, potentially adding to global supplies. Brent crude futures slid 24 cents, ‌or 0.33 per cent, to $71.88 a barrel after settling 0.45 per cent higher on Friday. US West Texas Intermediate crude was at $68.58 a barrel, down 11 cents, or 0.16 per cent. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar6 July 2026 04:40Funeral procession for Ali Khamenei begins in Tehran Alisha Rahaman Sarkar6 July 2026 04:23