Are the US and Iran still talking:  Despite the turmoil, diplomacy appears to be continuing. Iran’s top negotiator said implementing the agreement with the US is “difficult, but achievable,” per CNN. Meanwhile, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf met with the head of Hamas’s political bureau at the funeral and reaffirmed Iran’s support for regional armed groups it backs.

Funeral rites are set to continue in the holy city of Qom, as the body of the slain Supreme Leader made its way there for further ceremonies.

Latest Developments

• Iran’s Revolutionary Guards fired at least two missiles at commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Monday night, damaging two ships, according to Axios, citing US officials.
• Multi-day funeral rites for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have moved through Tehran and Qom, with massive crowds turning out and open calls for revenge against the US and Israel. His body is expected to travel next to Najaf and Karbala in Iraq before burial at the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad on July 9.
• Former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad resurfaced at the funeral procession after months out of public view, following earlier reports that US officials had discussed him as a possible figure in a political transition after Khamenei’s death.
• Khamenei’s son and named successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, has yet to appear publicly or issue any statement since his father’s killing, fueling continued questions about his condition.
• Technical negotiations between Washington and Tehran remain paused during the funeral period, with the next round tentatively expected around July 11, possibly hosted in Islamabad.

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