Iran To Hold Khamenei Funeral As Mediators Dangle Requiem For Middle East Conflict

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49% : Iran's state-run news television, IRIB, reported Saturday that funeral processions, burial and farewell ceremony for Khamenei has been scheduled to be held between July 4 and July 9 Khamenei was killed in the initial wave of strikes unleashed by the Israel and the United States on February 28, plunging the Middle East into a conflict that has stretched on to more than 100 days.
38% : The war triggered by the US-Israel strikes on Feb. 28 that killed Khamenei has virtually shut down oil and natural gas shipments from the Persian Gulf though a shaky ceasefire has been in place since April 7.
37% : US President Donald Trump also hinted at significant progress on Friday, just hours after threatening to escalate the conflict and seize Iran's oil industry.
37% : Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office had said it is not a party to the emerging agreement between the US and Iran.

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