Iran to bury Khamenei in hometown as US ramps up strikes

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Iranians are preparing to bury their slain leader Ali Khamenei in Mashhad as US military strikes escalate tensions in the Middle East. US Central Command conducted strikes aimed at reducing Iran's ability to threaten navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, risking further conflict escalation.

Iranians were preparing on Thursday to bury their slain leader Ali Khamenei in his hometown of Mashhad in northeast Iran, as new US strikes threatened to trigger a fresh escalation in the Middle East war. But the ceasefire looked increasingly threatened as US Central Command said it had carried out strikes to degrade the ability of Iranian forces "to threaten freedom of navigation" in the Strait of Hormuz -- a key bone of contention in US-Iran talks.

World Security Conflict Politics Iran Ali Khamenei US strikes Strait of Hormuz Middle East tension US Central Command navigation security

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