Iran buries Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei Khamenei at sacred Imam Reza shrine

Diplomacy continues: After two nights of escalating strikes, there has been an apparent lull in action from US and Iranian forces overnight into Friday –– though the ceasefire remains precarious.

Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei did not appear at his father’s funeral this week, fueling speculation about his physical condition and leaving a power vacuum in a divided country.

Prayers will be led by Mojtaba on Saturday in what will be his first public appearance

Iran buried the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei following six days of funeral proceedings and amid a renewed escalation.