Ghalibaf says implementation of US-Iran MoU 'difficult but possible'

 TEHRAN: Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said that the US-Iran memorandum of understanding (MoU)’s implementation was “difficult but possible,” ISNA reports.

In a meeting with a Hamas leader, Ghalibaf stressed that diplomacy and negotiation must “untie the military knot and preserve and consolidate the achievements of the fighters”.

“Today, the memorandum of understanding is being implemented, and its implementation is difficult but possible,” he was quoted as saying.

قالیباف: دیپلماسی و مذاکره باید بتواند گره نظامی را باز کند و دستاوردهای رزمندگان را حفظ و تثبیت کند
-امروز تفاهمنامه در حال اجراست و پیاده‌سازی آن سخت اما شدنی است
-رئیس شورای رهبری حما،س: ایران در میدان دیپلماسی نیز توانسته موازنه را به نفع امت اسلامی تغییر دهد pic.twitter.com/TLKvnQrNYk

— خبرگزاری ایسنا (@isna_farsi) July 5, 2026

'Proud, invincible nation' of Iran unanimously testified in favour of supreme leader

“Today, the proud and invincible nation of Islamic Iran unanimously bore witness for their mujahid martyr Imam,” says Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, referring to the turnout at the funeral of late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

امروز ملت سربلند و شکست‌ناپذیر ایران اسلامی یکصدا در حق امام مجاهد شهید خود، شهادت داد: اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا لَا نَعْلَمُ مِنْهُ إِلَّا خَیْراً

و یکپارچه برخاست و از عمق جان فریاد زد: یا لثارات الحسین (علیه السلام) pic.twitter.com/ihoH98qWNO

— محمدباقر قالیباف | MB Ghalibaf (@mb_ghalibaf) July 5, 2026

Iranians call for resistance, revenge for assassinated supreme leader: top security chief

The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr, says Iranians called for resistance and revenge during the farewell and funeral ceremony for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, IRNA reports.

In a message issued today, Zolqadr said, “Keep your eyes fixed on Iran in the coming days. This is the very Iran you thought you could bring to its knees in just a matter of days!”

He added, “This overwhelming sea of people, who have come to bid farewell to and lay their Leader to rest, are loudly chanting two slogans: Resistance against the enemies and revenge for the blood of Iran’s martyred Leader.”

On the other hand, calls have rung out for the killing of US President Donald Trump in the crowd of hundreds of thousands of mourners in Iran’s capital, Al Jazeera reports.

Posters and graffiti at the Grand Mosalla called for the killing of Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Mohammad Rasouli, a poet who emceed the event before the funeral prayers, drew out calls of “Death to America” and “Death to Israel”.

Iranians call for resistance, revenge for martyred Leader: Top security chiefhttps://t.co/gtbuiEsJXZ pic.twitter.com/4OHJ6bswDM

— IRNA News Agency ☫ (@IrnaEnglish) July 5, 2026

Speaking to the crowd over loudspeakers, Rasouli asked, referring to Trump: “Why is the most b*****d man in the world still alive?” The question drew cheers from the crowd.

Meanwhile, Bandar Abbas residents alerted of 'controlled explosions' as unexploded projectiles being neutralized. The Hormozgan Governorate has said citizens may hear loud, controlled explosions in Bandar Abbas today as planned operations to neutralise unexploded “enemy projectiles” are underway, IRIB reports.

Iran and Qatar resume maritime trade, Iranian state media reports

Meanwhile, Maritime trade between Iran and Qatar has resumed after a roughly five-month suspension, Iran’s commercial attaché in Doha told state media, Reuters reports.

Abbas Abdolkhani said shipping between Iran’s Dayyer port and Qatar’s Al Ruwais port had resumed following coordination between the Iranian embassy in Doha and Qatari authorities.

Turkiye’s Erdogan says world ‘breathed sigh of relief’ after Iran-US deal

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hailed Pakistan’s mediation between Iran and the US after meeting Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Istanbul, Al Jazeera reports.

“The entire world has breathed a sigh of relief,” Erdogan said, according to a statement by the Turkish presidency, in reference to the memorandum of understanding that was signed last month by Tehran and Washington.

Erdogan said Turkiye would continue to support initiatives aimed at reducing regional tensions, adding that it was also closely monitoring what he called Israeli provocations.

“The current Israeli government, which has become addicted to war, should never be allowed to once again plunge our region into the smell of gunpowder and blood,” Erdogan said.

Israeli army chief says forces will continue operate 'decisively to remove threats' from Lebanon

Israel’s military chief has visited forces deployed around Beaufort castle in southern Lebanon, vowing to push ahead with the campaign that it insists is targeted at Hezbollah, AFP reports.

“The IDF will continue to operate decisively to remove threats from Lebanese territory and is prepared to transition rapidly to offensive operations should the ceasefire be violated,” Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir told soldiers during the visit, according to a statement issued by the military.

“Our troops’ activities at the Beaufort Ridge and throughout southern Lebanon are being carried out in accordance with the framework of the agreement and the mechanisms established under it,” Zamir claimed, referring to the recent US-brokered agreement between Israel and Lebanon intended to permanently halt hostilities.

But Zamir said that “any threat directed at our troops or the Israeli civilians will be struck immediately and eliminated”.

He called on the Lebanese Armed Forces to “fulfil their commitments under the historic agreement that was signed” and clear the area of Hezbollah fighters.