The historic funeral of Iran's martyred Leader drew more than 43 million mourners across Iran and Iraq, transcending sectarian boundaries and serving as a silent referendum on the political legitimacy of the Islamic Republic and the Axis of Resistance that regenerated transnational symbolic capital while challenging Western narratives of regional fragmentation.

American officials are using their branded media outlets to spread "crude and repetitive lies" about the Islamic Republic's negotiating positions, even as they intensify their campaign of pressure and threats against Tehran, a senior Iranian intelligence source told Press TV on Saturday.

Iran has warned that it will close the Strait of Hormuz and strike twice as many targets in response to any fresh attack, following recent US strikes on Iranian coastal areas, a source told Press TV on Wednesday.

Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei transformed resistance into an enduring legacy of sovereignty, justice, and dignity, demonstrating that ideas rooted in faith outlive leaders, and that nations sustained by independence and unwavering conviction never truly fall.

Ammar Tauseef Kazmi, British Journalist, says Islamic Republic is vastly more internally democratic than most Western countries.

At the funeral of Iran's martyred Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in Tehran, millions of mourners flooded the streets under red "revenge" flags, chanting for the deaths of key perpetrators, with officials and citizens alike framing the loss as a personal and national wound that demands immediate, uncompromising vengeance.

The martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution regarded books, literature, cinema, and the media as pillars of cultural identity and soft power, promoting them throughout his life as essential tools for shaping an informed, resilient, and intellectually vibrant society.