Published: Mar 16, 2026, 07:00 IST | Updated: Mar 16, 2026, 07:00 IST
Amid the ongoing US‑Iran war, Iran held a funeral for senior security official Ali Shamkhani, who was killed in joint Israeli‑US airstrikes in Tehran. Shamkhani, a former secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council and key adviser to the late Supreme Leader, was buried in a ceremony attended by thousands in northern Tehran.