美国国防部长赫格塞思：欧洲盟友终于在国防上迎头赶上。

AFP reported May 29 that Iranian state media said authorities are preparing a "grand" funeral for the country’s slain former supreme leader Ali Khamenei. The burial had been long delayed amid Iran’s war with the US and Israel; timing remains uncertain. Iran’s state TV, citing Islamic Propaganda Coordination Council head Mohsen Mahammadi, said a special headquarters has been set up and government departments are making arrangements. Khamenei, who led Iran for more than 30 years, was killed in the first wave of US‑Israeli strikes that began Feb. 28. His son and successor, Mujtaba Khamenei, was wounded in the attack and has not appeared publicly since taking office.

On the 30th, Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem condemned Israeli Prime Minister NETANYAHU’s statement that Israel will control roughly 70% of the Gaza Strip and called on international bodies to force Israel to comply with ceasefire terms. NETANYAHU said on the 28th that Israel has fully controlled 60% of Gaza and he has ordered expansion of control to about 70%.