U.S. and Iran exchange intensifying fire across Mideast, threatening ceasefire deal

A truck carrying the coffins of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family moves through a main avenue lined with thousands of mourners during the final stage of funeral ceremonies in Mashhad, northeastern Iran, Thursday, July 9, 2026.

Back-and-forth attacks have repeatedly threatened the ceasefire, but Thursday's appeared bigger all around.

(Image credit: Hasan Salavati)