Politics
Iran
Khamenei's Funeral Reaches Najaf and Karbala as Named Successor Stays Unseen
Ali Khamenei's six-day state funeral reached Iraq's holy cities of Najaf and Karbala on 8 July, four months after the Iranian Supreme Leader was killed in US-Israeli airstrikes. His son Mojtaba, named successor by the Assembly of Experts, remains unseen, deepening uncertainty over Iran's leadership after a war that closed the Strait of Hormuz and sent oil above $120.