Editorial photo #13873744 Religion and Belief

Muharram Procession In Kashmir, India

A Shia Muslim girl stands beside a poster displaying portraits of Iran's new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei (right), and the late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (left), during a Muharram procession on the seventh day of Muharram in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on June 23, 2026. Muharram, the first month of the Islamic lunar calendar, marks the beginning of the year 1448 AH and is observed as a period of mourning by Shia Muslims worldwide. Iran's president arrives in Pakistan to meet with officials mediating talks on a permanent resolution to its conflict with the United States, as discrepancies emerge on what has been agreed upon so far and violence occurs again in Lebanon. U.S. President Donald Trump states that Iran has agreed to allow nuclear inspections long into the future, despite statements from Iran that it has not done so. Meanwhile, the funeral of Iran's late Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, is scheduled to begin in Tehran on July 4, with burial in Mashhad on July 9, following ceremonies in Tehran and Qom. (Photo by Firdous Nazir/NurPhoto)