Ali Khamenei funeral Highlights: Tehran will seek justice against US, Israel says Iran’s foreign ministry

Trump said he was following the funeral of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed on the first day of the war in a joint US-Israeli operation.

Trump told Axios that Iran wants a deal, but said both sides had agreed to pause talks for a week until events linked to the funeral are over. He said neither side would carry out attacks during this time.

Trump said, according to Axios, “One shot and we can take them all out, but we are not going to do that because then we would have nobody to negotiate with.”

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Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reports that Israeli attacks have hit the towns of al-Mansouri and Tallousah in the last few hours.

These attacks come despite the controversial framework agreement signed late last month by Israel, Lebanon and the US, meant to solidify the shaky ceasefire in place between Israel and Hezbollah.

As huge crowds fill the Iranian capital for funeral ceremonies for the slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who died in a US-Israeli strike, the whereabouts of his son, Iran’s new supreme leader, remain unknown.

Mojtaba Khamenei is yet to make a public appearance, adding to doubts about his health and fueling questions over who is leading the nation.

While the Iranian government has detailed a number of events, no plans have been announced for Mojtaba to appear, although any such decision would unlikely be made public in advance given security considerations.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has criticised the international community’s failure to stop Israel from attacking multiple countries in the region and for the instability across the Middle East.

Speaking during an event commemorating the funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Pezeshkian said Iran’s new leadership bears a heavy responsibility to work towards strengthening Islamic unity and expanding solidarity among Muslim states.

Day one of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s funeral comes to a close.

Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, traveled to Tehran on Friday to attend funeral ceremonies for former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Medvedev met with Iranian officials during the visit and offered condolences on behalf of Russia's leadership and people.

"On behalf of the leadership and people of Russia, I extend our deepest condolences over the martyrdom of Iran's Supreme Leader, Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei," Medvedev wrote in a post on X. "We mourn this immeasurable loss alongside the Iranian people."

Iranian authorities tightened security around the site of former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's funeral Friday as preparations continued ahead of the state ceremony in Tehran.

Police established multiple security checkpoints around the complex, while barricades and road closures kept vehicles more than half a mile from the funeral venue, according to reporters on the ground.

Large portraits of Khamenei, black mourning flags and red banners symbolizing martyrdom and vengeance lined the area surrounding the complex as officials prepared for crowds expected to attend the funeral.

Authorities closed nearby roads hours before the scheduled ceremony, with some drivers reportedly caught off guard by the early restrictions.

The funeral comes as Iran continues its political transition following Khamenei's death and as negotiations with the United States remain paused until after the ceremonies conclude.