Live Updates: Trump boasts 'Iran defeated' as Khamenei's funeral begins second day
Mojtaba Khamenei banned from attending father's funeral over assasination fears • Trump, Netanyahu discuss possible White House visit • Former Israeli amb. to US calls MoU 'massive surrender to Iran'
Follow us on GoogleUS President Donald Trump speaks at a Fourth of July rally, marking the 250th anniversary of US independence, on the National Mall in Washington, DC, US, July 4, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/Evan Vucci)
Mojtaba Khamenei banned from attending his father's funeral due to regime's assassination concerns
The current Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was one of the main absences in the funeral, while he hasn't been seen in the public eye since he was wounded at the begining of the war.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERSDeputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev pays his respects to Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran July 3, 2026.(photo credit: Sputnik/Oleg Molchanov/Pool via REUTERS )Go to the full article > >
Trump says Netanyahu 'knows who the boss is,' as leaders discuss possible White House visit
"We get along very good. [Netanyahu] knows who the boss is," Trump said in a phone interview with Axios.
ByTOBIAS HOLCMANUS President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/JONATHAN ERNST/FILE PHOTO)Go to the full article > >
Trump says Netanyahu 'knows who the boss is,' as leaders discuss possible White House visit
"We get along very good. [Netanyahu] knows who the boss is," Trump said in a phone interview with Axios.
ByTOBIAS HOLCMANUS President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/JONATHAN ERNST/FILE PHOTO)Go to the full article > >
Mojtaba Khamenei banned from attending his father's funeral due to regime's assassination concerns
The current Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was one of the main absences in the funeral, while he hasn't been seen in the public eye since he was wounded at the begining of the war.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERSDeputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev pays his respects to Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran July 3, 2026.(photo credit: Sputnik/Oleg Molchanov/Pool via REUTERS )Go to the full article > >
'Massive surrender to Iran': Former Israeli ambassador to US Danny Ayalon admonishes US-Iran MoU
"What is happening today is massive surrender by the US to Iran; the Iranians are setting the tone, the US is releasing funds to Iran," he said.
By103FMFormer deputy minister of foreign affairs Danny Ayalon seen at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem on October 23, 2012.(photo credit: YOAV ARI DUDKEVITCH/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >Operation Roaring Lion: What you need to know
Israel and the US launched Operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury on February 28, with the stated aim of creating conditions for regime change
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed by an Israeli strike on a Tehran bunker. Iran’s defense minister and several IRGC generals were also killed in the largest-ever aerial attack by the IAF
Iran retaliated by firing across the Middle East at Gulf nations and US military bases in the region
Thirteen IDF soldiers and 23 civilians have been killed, and at least 7,693 more injured in ballistic missile attacks across Israel since February 28 • 13 US soldiers killed, CENTCOM says
A ceasefire deal was announced on April 7 and went into effect on April 8
