Huge Crowds Gather for Ayatollah’s Funeral, and China Tests Long-Range Ballistic Missile
7/6/20268 min
Plus, an unusual World Cup reversal.
Here’s what we’re covering:
Live Updates: Crowds Gather in Tehran for Ayatollah’s Funeral Procession, by The New York Times
China Tests Long-Range Ballistic Missile in the Pacific, Angering Neighbors, by Victoria Kim and Chris Buckley
White House Criticizes Smithsonian Museum for ‘Extreme Political Activism,’ by Graham Bowley, Robin Pogrebin and Jennifer Schuessler
Prosecutors to Detail Case Against Man Accused of Killing Charlie Kirk, by Jack Healy, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Robert Draper
Trump Asked FIFA to Review U.S. Player’s Suspension. Now He’s Eligible to Play., by Tyler Pager and Tariq Panja
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Tracy Mumford· Host0:29
[upbeat music] From the New York Times, it's the headlines. I'm Tracy Mumford. Today is Monday, July 6th. Here's what we're covering.
Abdi Latif Dahir0:39
People are carrying Iranian flags. They are carrying flags for Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group that is backed by Iran. It's honestly a sea of black everywhere you look, people in mourning, people carrying the photos of the supreme leader.
Tracy Mumford· Host1:01
My colleague Abdi Latif Dahir has been in Tehran all weekend for the funeral of Iran's former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Khamenei ruled the country for decades, brutally crushing dissenters before he was killed at the start of the war with the US and Israel. The Times was granted access to the funeral by Iran's government, which determined what events the reporters could attend, accompanied by a government translator and guide.
Abdi Latif Dahir1:26
We've seen many people talk about losing a father,