- Iran warns the U.S. and Israel to avoid any attack, threatening harsh retaliation as it prepares a state funeral for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in airstrikes on the first day of the war.
- Funeral processions run July 4–9 with ceremonies in Tehran, Qom and Iraq, concluding with burial in his hometown Mashhad.
- Authorities have stepped up security and imposed temporary airspace restrictions over Tehran, Mashhad and other cities during the funeral period.
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