The Times of Israel is liveblogging Friday’s events as they unfold.

Iran buries Khamenei in Mashhad after staging dayslong funeral procession

Iranian supreme leader ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been buried months after being killed in the opening salvos of the Iran war.

He ruled Iran for nearly 37 years before being killed in the US and Israeli airstrikes that started the war on February 28. He was laid to rest in his hometown of Mashhad early Friday after days of public mourning.

Khamenei is only the second ruler of the nation to be buried in the city of Mashhad. In 1747, Nader Shah was buried in the city after he was assassinated following nearly 11 years in power.

The funeral processions began on Saturday, with authorities shutting down streets, airspace and daily life in Tehran, Iran’s capital, and other cities, as throngs commemorated the man who led Iran for decades with an iron fist while confronting the West.

US State Dept. reportedly blocks meeting between official in Mamdani’s office and Iranian envoy

The US State Department reportedly blocked a meeting between Iranian officials and the head of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Office for International Affairs.

The commissioner for the city’s Office for International Affairs, Ana María Archila, was supposed to meet Amir-Saeid Iravani, Iran’s representative to the United Nations, on Tuesday, according to City Journal.

A State Department official tells the outlet that the meeting was canceled after State Department officials met with the Mamdani administration, telling the city that the meeting was not acceptable.

Archila did not inform Mamdani about the meeting ahead of time, the report says.

France defeats Morocco 2-0 to advance into World Cup semifinals

France eases into the semifinals of the World Cup by defeating Morocco 2-0.

Kylian Mbappe opened the scoring on the hour mark before Ousmane Dembele notched the second six minutes later to send the French into a........

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