Iranian interior ministry spokesman said Iran will hold a large funeral for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

The Times reports that after Andy Burnham's by-election win, Prime Minister Starmer is weighing whether to remain in office amid rising pressure from his cabinet. He has publicly ruled out resigning and said he would contest a leadership challenge if Burnham mounted one; privately, aides say he recognizes growing calls from Labour MPs for him to step down. He is expected to spend the weekend with his family while deciding whether to continue resisting the pressure.

In an Axios interview, Trump said a war with Iran “could trigger a global depression” and asserted his deal prevented that outcome. He said action against Cuba “could be” as swift as U.S. moves on Venezuela, noting both are geographically close while Iran is “far.” On Israel, he claimed “if not for me, Israel would not exist today,” saying he terminated the Obama-era Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA), which he described as a path to nuclear weapons. On post-conflict limits on presidential authority he said there are “no limits” in practice, adding he has “not learned that lesson” and that limits exist only “in theory.”