Pakistan, July 10 -- Iran buried its late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Thursday as renewed military exchanges between Iran and the United States heightened tensions across the Gulf, raising fresh concerns over regional stability and global energy security.

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The funeral took place in Mashhad after days of nationwide mourning, with large crowds attending the burial ceremony. The event coincided with a new wave of hostilities following Iranian strikes targeting US military facilities in Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain, which Tehran described as retaliation for recent US attacks on Iranian territory.

Iranian officials said US strikes carried out on July 8 and 9 killed...