Khamenei funeral draws millions in Tehran as successor Mojtaba stays hidden · Pollar

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Khamenei mourned, America sweats

Trump tests alliances as Iran mourns Khamenei and Europe wilts under heat

Diplomacy slowed where mourning, summits and battlefield claims collided. At home, Donald Trump wrapped America’s 250th birthday around his own politics, while Europe’s summer heat turned from inconvenience into danger.

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Khamenei funeral draws millions in Tehran as successor Mojtaba stays hidden · Pollar