Khamenei

The temperature is soaring. The already incendiary region of the Near Middle East is one step closer to the danger of a broader escalation after the assassination of Hamas’ top political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran early this morning.

Ayatollah Khamenei is expected to lead prayers at the funeral service - After Tabriz, Raisi's body will be taken to the holy city of Qom and will end up in Tehran

Khamenei called on citizens to vote as soon as possible, stating that, as he said, "both friends and enemies of Iran are watching the turnout," reports Arab News. "Make your friends happy and make your enemies hopeless," Khamenei added.
Preliminary results of the Iranian elections are expected on Saturday.

These words from the grand mufti of Saudi Arabia, Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah al-Sheikh, are the perfect key to comprehend Middle Eastern issues: "We must understand these [Iranians] are not Muslims. They are the son of the Magi and their hostility toward Muslims is an old one, especially with the People of the Tradition [Sunnis]," (BBC, Sept. 6).