The last time Iran held a funeral for the Supreme Leader

An estimated 10 million mourners attended Iran’s first Supreme Leader’s funeral in 1989. Despite Iranian attacks, several GCC states continue to speak with Tehran in effort to mend ties and forge cooperation. US president posts that meeting will take place on Tuesday in Qatari capital after exchange of fire in strait of Hormuz Iran is jealously competing with Oman as decision-maker over strait of Hormuz Donald Trump has claimed that Iran has agreed to hold talks in Doha after the US and Tehran traded fire in the strait Tehran believes it should control the shipping route but its neighbour has

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