The funeral procession for Iran’s former Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has begun its journey through Tehran.

Thousands of people have gathered in the Iranian capital, with crowds seen waving flags and holding up pictures of the late ayatollah.

Khamenei, who ruled Iran for more than 35 years, was killed in US-Israeli air strikes in February – his funeral began on Friday, and events are planned over the coming week.

A fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran is currently holding while talks on a permanent peace deal continue – Axios quoted US President Donald Trump as saying that talks had been paused for events surrounding the funeral.

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The US military has conducted strikes on Iranian targets after President Donald Trump accused Iran of a “foolish violation” of its truce following an attack on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz.

US Central Command said it had struck missile and drone storage facilities and coastal radar positions on Friday, in response to a drone attack on a cargo ship on Thursday which halted a planned evacuation of sailors stuck in the region.

Tehran said the cargo ship was attacked because it was using an unauthorised route to transit through the Gulf waterway.

After the US strikes, Iran in turn accused the US of violating their interim deal and said it had struck targets linked to American forces.

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Two teenage boys who raped girls in Hampshire have been given four years’ detention after the Court of Appeal changed their sentences. A third boy’s youth rehabilitation order was left unchanged.

The BBC UK correspondent Daniel Sandford was at the court and explains the reasoning behind the judges’ decision.

Plus, Morgan McSweeney, the elusive former chief of staff to Sir Keir Starmer has given his first ever media interview. He spoke to Political Thinking’s Nick Robinson about Labour’s lack of preparation for government and his response to allegations of a boys club in Number 10.

Nick joins Alex and James to unpack what we learned.

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00:00 Intro
00:53 Court of Appeal gives custodial sentences to two teenage rapists
03:05 What happened in court today
06:07 Why the appeal court judge ruled the original sentence was “unduly lenient”
08:39 The mother of one of the victims responds
12:07 Morgan McSweeney: who is he and why is he speaking now?
26:26 McSweeney’s response to the ‘boys club’
31:56 McSweeney on Starmer’s first phone call with Trump
36:02 What McSweeney’s experience means for Andy Burnham’s team

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