Pakistan Prime Minister pays tribute to Khamenei
The Prime Minister of Pakistan, the country mediating talks between Iran and the United States, visited the remains of Ali Khamenei on Friday July 3 to pay tribute to the former supreme guide, according to images from state television.
Shebaz Sharif, accompanied by Pakistani army chief Asim Munir, advanced in front of the Ayatollah’s coffin, to the sound of a military march.
The Iranian president reflects
Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian paid his respects in front of the remains of Ali Khamenei in the company of members of the government including the influential Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, speaker of Parliament and head of the Iranian negotiating team.
Images from state television show Massoud Pezeshkian praying in front of the coffin of the former supreme leader on which a black turban is placed.
First appearance of the leader of the Revolutionary Guards
Ahmad Vahidi, the head of the Revolutionary Guards, paid his respects in Tehran in front of the remains of Ali Khamenei, his first public appearance since the war started in February, according to images broadcast by Iranian media.
Discreet since the start of the war, probably to avoid being assassinated like his predecessor, Ahmad Vahidi places his hand on the coffin and prays, according to a photo relayed by the Fars press agency.
Trump considers support for NATO “ridiculous”
US President Donald Trump has said it is “ridiculous” that the United States maintains a “one-sided” relationship with NATO, less than a week before the organization’s summit in Ankara, Turkey.
“They weren’t there for us!!! », wrote Donald Trump on his Truth Social network, adding that the relationship between his country and NATO was “not reciprocal”. Donald Trump has repeatedly attacked his European allies over their reaction to the war in Iran, launched by Israel and the United States.
Arrival of the remains of the Supreme Leader
The body of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, killed in US-Israeli strikes, has arrived in Tehran at the religious complex where his funeral will take place, state media reported.
“The body of the martyred leader of the Islamic revolution arrived at the Great Mosalla of Imam Khomeini,” the government news agency Irna wrote on Telegram, using the official name of the complex.
