Ayatollah Khamenei funeral in Mashhad
Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was laid to rest, with huge crowds and military jets securing his birthplace Mashhad during the funeral.
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Jael Snyder's crisp live opener sets the stage for a densely packed 5-minute bulletin. The lead — Khamenei's burial months after US and Israeli airstrikes killed him — signals immediately that tonight's news is operating on a geopolitical scale rarely seen in a routine evening roundup. In a single sentence, listeners are told this is not a typical night.
Khamenei's Funeral and the US-Iran Military Spiral
Iran buried its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei as crowds flooded Mashhad and fighter jets secured the skies. Meanwhile, US CENTCOM struck Iranian military installations over Strait of Hormuz ship attacks, and Iran hit back at US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain.
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