Authorities predict 20 million people will attend six days of ceremonies to mourn the supreme leader killed in the war with Israel and the U.S.

The cease-fire in the Strait of Hormuz continues to hold Sunday as the U.S. and Iran have paused peace talks amid the memorial for slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

"The danger Kurds pose is down the road," a former U.S. official told Newsweek.

The Feb. 28 attack on a primary school in southeastern Iran was the deadliest reported strike in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. Most of the victims were children.

A senior U.S. official read the 14-point agreement aloud on June 17 as President Donald Trump hailed the deal as a major step toward peace.

Iran allegedly attacked commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz to counter a new southern corridor developed by the U.S. and Oman, analysts say.

"The Israelis are undoubtedly seeking to disrupt the Iran-US MoU," Ghalibaf added, "but the deterrent power of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the region will prevent them from starting a war again."

US-Saudi Arabia relations continue to spiral after the Iran war. Recent reports indicate that the US is considering withdrawing its 2,300 troops, Patriot air defence systems and fighter jets from the Saudi Kingdom after Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman denied the US access to Saudi airbases to conducts airstrikes in Iran.