Gulf Cooperation Council said the international community should ensure freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz and not levy transit or service fees.

Iranian officials told Al Jazeera the recent attack that disrupted rail service between Tehran and Mashhad did not alter the timetable for former supreme leader Khamenei’s funeral. The procession began in Tehran, moved to Qom, and the body was then sent to Iraq’s Karbala and Najaf, after being flown earlier to Mashhad, his birthplace. The final burial, scheduled for 0600 local today, has been delayed by eight hours; officials attributed the delay to exceptionally large crowds in Iraq and denied it was caused by a U.S. strike.

Iranian officials said a US airstrike on the outskirts of Ahvaz, capital of Khuzestan province, on the morning of the 9th (local time) killed three people and wounded several. Khuzestan security officials said Iran is investigating and assessing the scale of the strike and the damage.