Anwar confirms Malaysia will send minister to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s funeral in Iran
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrives for the 39th Asia-Pacific Roundtable in Kuala Lumpur July 2, 2026. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Thursday, 02 Jul 2026 11:53 AM MYT
KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — Malaysia will send a ministerial-level representative to attend the funeral of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran tomorrow, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today.
Anwar made the announcement after delivering his keynote address at the 39th Asia-Pacific Roundtable (APR) at the Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur today.
Ali Khamenei, 86, was Iran’s second and longest-serving supreme leader before he was killed in an Israeli airstrike in February this year. His son, Mojtaba Khamenei, has since succeeded him as the Islamic republic’s new supreme leader.
The funeral arrangements, however, were delayed until July due to the ongoing war involving US-backed Israeli forces.
The funeral is expected to conclude with the leader’s burial in his hometown, the northeastern holy city of Mashhad, on July 9, according to Reuters.
Separately, Iranian ambassador to Malaysia Valiollah Mohammadi told Malay Mail that Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu would represent Malaysia at the funeral in Tehran tomorrow.
“He (Anwar) also conveyed his solidarity to the Iranian people and the President (Masoud Pezeshkian) and asked that I send a message on his behalf to the president that Muhammad Sabu will attend the funeral,” Valiollah said when asked about Anwar’s brief interaction with him at the event.
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ReplyDeleteKyiv is no longer burning the fuel Russia fights with. It now hits the plants that build its missiles — United24. 1/
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On June 27, Ukraine struck the Titan-Barrikady plant in Volgograd. It builds launch systems for Russia's Yars, Topol-M, and Sarmat missiles, plus Iskander-M systems.
Zelenskyy confirmed Ukraine used FP-5 Flamingo in the strike. The plant also works on the Oreshnik program. 2/
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Two more plants made the missile guidance Russia depends on. Progress in Michurinsk builds control systems for aircraft and missiles.
VNIIR-Progress in Cheboksary makes satellite navigation receivers and antennas for Kalibr cruise missiles and Iskander ballistic missiles. 3/
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The Elastik plant in Ryazan, which makes aerial bombs, artillery ammunition, and guided-bomb components.
Ukrainian forces struck the Azot chemical plant in Novomoskovsk twice during the month. It produces chemical components used in explosives. 4/
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At the Zaliv shipyard in temporarily occupied Crimea, strike damaged two Russian naval support vessels.
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The June total sits on a rising curve. Ukraine has logged at least 48 strikes on Russian military-industrial sites between January and June 2026.
March held the previous record at 11 in a month. January and May saw 5 each, February and April 7 each, and June reached 13. 6X
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