Israel reportedly warns US that Iran devised a new plot to assassinate Trump

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Friday’s events as they unfold.

Iran buries Khamenei in Mashhad after staging dayslong funeral procession

Iranian supreme leader ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been buried months after being killed in the opening salvos of the Iran war.

He ruled Iran for nearly 37 years before being killed in the US and Israeli airstrikes that started the war on February 28. He was laid to rest in his hometown of Mashhad early Friday after days of public mourning.

Khamenei is only the second ruler of the nation to be buried in the city of Mashhad. In 1747, Nader Shah was buried in the city after he was assassinated following nearly 11 years in power.

The funeral processions began on Saturday, with authorities shutting down streets, airspace and daily life in Tehran, Iran’s capital, and other cities, as throngs commemorated the man who led Iran for decades with an iron fist while confronting the West.

US State Dept. reportedly blocks meeting between official in Mamdani’s office and Iranian envoy

The US State Department reportedly blocked a meeting between Iranian officials and the head of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Office for International Affairs.

The commissioner for the city’s Office for International Affairs, Ana María Archila, was supposed to meet Amir-Saeid Iravani, Iran’s representative to the United Nations, on Tuesday, according to City Journal.

A State Department official tells the outlet that the meeting was canceled after State Department officials met with the Mamdani administration, telling the city that the meeting was not acceptable.

Archila did not inform Mamdani about the meeting ahead of time, the report says.

France defeats Morocco 2-0 to advance into World Cup semifinals

France eases into the semifinals of the World Cup by defeating Morocco 2-0.

Kylian Mbappe opened the scoring on the hour mark before Ousmane Dembele notched the second six minutes later to send the French into a semifinal against either Spain or Belgium.

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Israel said to warn US that Iran devised a new plot to assassinate Trump

Israel has shared intelligence with the United States about a new plot by Iran to kill US President Donald Trump, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing people familiar with the matter.

The newspaper notes Iran has been publicly pledging to assassinate Trump since the US killed Iranian IRGC Quds Force Gen. Qassem Soleimani in 2020, with calls for the US president’s death prominently featured in the ongoing mourning commemorations for slain supreme leader ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

It was unclear from the report when the intelligence was relayed, or through what channel.

Trump, who has faced several assassination attempts — including the 2024 shooting in which a bullet grazed his ear, this week referred to threats against him, saying, “I’m on every list. I saw this morning, I’m on every single one of their lists. And so far, I guess I’ve been a little bit lucky, but that maybe doesn’t last very long.”

US signals it’s still committed to MOU with Iran after Trump declared it’s ‘over’

The White House signals that it is still committed to the memorandum of understanding with Iran, even though US President Donald Trump’s declared earlier this week that the framework deal to end the Iran war was “over” after the Islamic Republic carried out strikes against vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and against neighboring countries.

“The United States is still committed to finding a resolution, and technical talks continue,” reads a statement attributed to a senior US official that the White House has sent to querying reporters.

The statement acknowledges Trump’s comments against the MOU but signals that the US is still prepared to adhere to its terms, so long as Iran does the same.

“President Trump made his feelings very clear yesterday in no uncertain terms. Iran’s attacks on these innocent vessels are acts of terrorism,” the senior US official says.

“The MOU is performance-based, and Iran’s actions constitute failed performance at an unacceptable level,” the official adds.

The MOU saw the sides agree to reopen the Strait of Hormuz toll-free for 60 days, but Iran claims the document still gives it the right to manage shipping through the corridor.

Rubio meets with Saudi ambassador to US for highest-level talks amid reports of strained ties

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio just wrapped up a meeting at the White House with Saudi Ambassador to the US Princess Reema Bandar al-Saud.

The meeting was the most senior-level engagement between the two countries since reports of a major rupture in the relationship last week.

The US has reportedly considered pulling troops from Saudi Arabia and briefly withheld the transfer of badly needed interceptors from Riyadh over the Gulf kingdom’s refusal to allow the US to use its airspace for a major operation to escort ships out of the Strait of Hormuz. The Saudi refusal forced the US to shelve the operation, dubbed Project Freedom, less than two days after it was announced.

Riyadh’s reticence came amid a lack of trust in the Trump administration’s handling of the Iran war, with the country convinced that continued escalation would only lead Tehran to place the kingdom in its crosshairs.

Neither side has commented publicly on the reported rift.

A State Department spokesperson says Rubio and Princess Reema “reaffirmed the strength of the US-Saudi relationship and the importance of continued close coordination to promote regional security.”

Productive discussions today with Secretary of State Marco Rubio @SecRubio on regional developments and the strong, enduring partnership between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States. We look forward to continuing our close cooperation across shared priorities. ???????????????? pic.twitter.com/egnG1oqARO

— Reema Bandar Al-Saud (@rbalsaud) July 9, 2026