CNN: Iranian negotiators have left Doha as the Islamic Republic pauses diplomacy ahead of a multi-day funeral for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Qatar said Wednesday that the discussions through mediators between the US and Iran made “positive progress.”
Funeral preparations: Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian called on Iranians to attend the supreme leader’s funeral in “large numbers,” while the nation’s army general warned the US and Israel against launching attacks during the procession…
Iran warns US, Israel against attacks ahead of funeral processions for Khamenei
“We warn the enemies of Iran, especially the U.S. and the Zionist regime (Israel), to avoid any miscalculation and to think about the harsh retaliation our armed forces would make to any threat and aggression against our country,” Ali Abdollahi, commander of Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, said in a statement carried by state media…
Iran warns tankers to use approved routes in Hormuz or face a ‘forceful response’
It isn’t immediately clear what sparked the threat from Iran. However, the US military’s Central Command put out a statement about having a meeting with officials from Mideast nations in Bahrain that said “leaders underscored their shared commitment to the free flow of commerce through the Strait of Hormuz.”
That appears to have been the phrase to anger Iran, which is preparing for the funeral beginning this weekend of the late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the war’s first moments in February…
U.S. Says Iran May Swap Ideology For Investment. History Shows Otherwise
Senior U.S. officials have said Iran would be richly rewarded for changing its stance on the United States. Iran’s leaders have rejected such a bargain in the past…
U.S. Resumes Dollar Transfers to Iraq After Monthslong Suspension
The United States has resumed some air shipments of U.S. dollars to Iraq, several months after it suspended them in a bid to pressure the government to distance itself from Iran, according to two aides to Iraq’s prime minister…