### [2026-07-6](/feed/2026/07/6/index.md) ##### Impact of the 2026 Iran war on Iran # Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attends former supreme leader Ali Khamenei's funeral amidst questions surrounding his fate in the aftermath of an Israeli–U.S. airstrike on his home during the early stages of the war. ### Sources: 1. [Iran International](https://www.iranintl.com/en/202607063981?source=share-link) 2. [RFE/RL](https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-war-us-hormuz-oil-blockade-gulf-israel/33640284.html?lbis=461733#entry-shared) 3. [The Jerusalem Post](https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-901537) ### Changes: 1. Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attends Ali Khamenei's funeral amidst questions surrounding his fate in the aftermath of a U.S.-Israel airstrike on his home during the early stages of the war. _2026-07-06 19:49:13 (First version)_ 1. Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attends former supreme leader Ali Khamenei's funeral amidst questions surrounding his fate in the aftermath of an Israeli–U.S. airstrike on his home during the early stages of the war. _(Current version)_ ### Related: 1. [The state funeral of former Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed in an airstrike on his compound by Israel and the United States during the first day of the Iran war on February 28, begins as his body lies in state at Tehran's Grand Mosalla. The funeral is expected to draw millions of attendees, including foreign dignitaries. ](/feed/2026/07/3/the-state-funeral-of-former-iranian-supreme-leader-ali-khamenei-who-was-killed-in-an-airstrike-on-his-compound-by-israe.md) _Context: Ali Khamenei, Impact of the 2026 Iran war on Iran, Iran, airstrike, former, supreme leader_ 2. [Iranian officials and state media announce a three-day funeral plan in the cities of Mashhad, Tehran, and Qom for former supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed during the initial phase of the Israeli–US airstrikes on his compound. ](/feed/2026/06/2/iranian-officials-and-state-media-announce-a-three-day-funeral-plan-in-the-cities-of-mashhad-tehran-and-qom-for-former.md) _Context: Ali Khamenei, Impact of the 2026 Iran war on Iran, Iran, former, supreme leader_ 3. ["The New York Times" reports that the early goal of Israel and the U.S. following the assassination of former supreme leader Ali Khamenei was to install former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who reportedly survived a strike on his home himself, despite making inflammatory comments about Israel. ](/feed/2026/05/19/the-new-york-times-reports-that-the-early-goal-of-israel-and-the-us-following-the-assassination-of-former-supreme-le.md) _Context: Ali Khamenei, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, former, president, supreme leader_ 4. [Lawmakers from the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference protest outside the legislative assembly of Jammu and Kashmir, India, in solidarity with Iran and against the assassination of former supreme leader Ali Khamenei amidst the Iran war. Additionally, a major confrontation breaks out between INC lawmaker Irfan Hafiz Lone and BJP lawmaker Yudhvir Sethi during the protest. ](/feed/2026/03/27/lawmakers-from-the-jammu-kashmir-national-conference-protest-outside-the-legislative-assembly-of-jammu-and-kashmir-in.md) _Context: Ali Khamenei, Iran, former, supreme leader_ 5. [Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Ali Khamenei, is elected as the next Supreme Leader of Iran. ](/feed/2026/03/8/mojtaba-khamenei-the-son-of-the-late-ali-khamenei-is-elected-as-the-next-supreme-leader-of-iran.md) _Context: Ali Khamenei, Iran, former, supreme leader_ 6. [Police in Moscow, Russia, detain Iranian nationals who celebrated the killing of former supreme leader Ali Khamenei in public. ](/feed/2026/03/6/police-in-moscow-russia-detain-iranian-nationals-who-celebrated-the-killing-of-former-supreme-leader-ali-khamenei-in-p.md) _Context: Ali Khamenei, former, supreme leader_ 7. [Left-wing parties in India organize protests in Vijayawada against the war and the killing of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. ](/feed/2026/03/2/left-wing-parties-in-india-organize-protests-in-vijayawada-against-the-war-and-the-killing-of-former-supreme-leader-ali.md) _Context: Ali Khamenei, former, supreme leader_ 8. [Iran appoints Ayatollah Alireza Arafi to the Interim Leadership Council that assumed authority following the assassination of supreme leader Ali Khamenei, with the body set to govern alongside president Masoud Pezeshkian and chief justice Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i until the Assembly of Experts selects a new supreme leader. ](/feed/2026/03/1/iran-appoints-ayatollah-alireza-arafi-to-the-interim-leadership-council-that-assumed-authority-following-the-assassinati.md) _Context: Ali Khamenei, president, supreme leader_ 9. [Iran confirms the death of supreme leader Ali Khamenei in an attack yesterday in Tehran by Israel and the United States. Forty days of mourning are declared. ](/feed/2026/03/1/iran-confirms-the-death-of-supreme-leader-ali-khamenei-in-an-attack-yesterday-in-tehran-by-israel-and-the-united-states.md) _Context: Ali Khamenei, Iran, supreme leader_ 10. [Israel launches an attack on Iran, calling it a preemptive strike, killing several Iranian high-ranking officials including supreme leader Ali Khamenei. ](/feed/2026/02/28/israel-launches-an-attack-on-iran-calling-it-a-preemptive-strike-killing-several-iranian-high-ranking-officials-includ.md) _Context: Ali Khamenei, Iran, former, supreme leader_