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Tehran's farewell diplomacy: what the Khamenei funeral tells us about Iran's next room

A line of state leaders filed past the body of Ayatollah Khamenei this week. The list of mourners — Pakistan, Iraqi Kurdistan, Kyrgyzstan — is the list Monexus should be reading for Iran's regional hand.

A map titled "Iran retaliation, July 12-13, 2026" marks multiple Middle East military sites with starbursts, including air bases in Jordan, Bahrain, and Qatar, targets in Kuwait, vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, and facilities in Oman.
A map titled "Iran retaliation, July 12-13, 2026" marks multiple Middle East military sites with starbursts, including air bases in Jordan, Bahrain, and Qatar, targets in Kuwait, vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, and facilities in Oman. @Middle_East_Spectator · Telegram

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This editorial synthesis draws on the following public wire/social posts:

  • https://t.me/Khamenei_es/1
  • https://t.me/Khamenei_it/1
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