During the war, Israel attacked Iran’s steel plants, saying they provided forces with revenue and the means to make weapons, but it also hurt the civilian economy.
American officials said they were trying to safeguard maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran said it had responded by firing at U.S. bases in Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait.
Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei did not appear at his father’s funeral this week, fueling speculation about his physical condition and leaving a power vacuum in a divided country.
The ceremony for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, held at a site considered sacred by many Shiites, was the latest step in a weeklong funeral organized by Iran’s government.
A state media handout photo is said to show mourners attending a prayer for Iran’s former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at the Jamkaran Mosque, in Qom, Iran, on Tuesday.
The complex where mourners are paying their respects to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei this weekend is unfinished after nearly 40 years. Critics say it is emblematic of the unfulfilled promises of his rule.
The country’s security service has continued to target civil society and dissidents, including thousands of arrests since the launch of the U.S.-Israeli war in February.
Dignitaries walking past the coffins of Iran’s slain supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and his family members after paying their respects at the Grand Mosalla in Tehran on Friday.
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