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Tehran: Iran has sharply reacted US President Donald Trump's 'one shot' remark over slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's funeral procession and said that ideals cannot be killed, while pointing out that Washington does not have any understanding about 'civilisation, history and honour'. "People can be killed, but ideals cannot," the Iranian Embassy in Armenia said in a post on X (previously Twitter). "You killed Ayatollah Khamenei, but in reality, you broke a perfume bottle whose scent spread everyplace. You don't understand these things because you have neither civilization, nor history, nor honor." Ali Khamenei's funeral procession began on Saturday…

Washington: US President Donald Trump said he was "shocked" to see massive public mourning at the funeral of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, remarking that he had expected a very different reaction inside Iran. "I was shocked," Trump told Axios when asked about the funeral scenes. "I thought people hated him," he added. Trump's remarks came as hundreds of thousands of mourners gathered in Tehran on Saturday for the start of Khamenei’s days-long funeral ceremonies. Many in the crowd chanted, "Our word is one! Revenge! Revenge!" while carrying banners and flags bearing Khamenei's image. Billboards across the Iranian capital…

Washington: US President Donald Trump has said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested a meeting at the White House, which could take place as early as next week after Trump's return from the NATO summit, according to Axios. 'Netanyahu knows who the boss is': Trump Speaking in a brief phone interview with Axios, Trump said he shares a strong equation with Netanyahu and remarked, "We get along very good. [Netanyahu] knows who the boss is," referring to himself. An Israeli official told Axios that next week could be too soon for the visit because of Trump's trip to…