Falana also stressed the importance of engaging Russia and China as diplomatic intermediaries, arguing that both powers carry significant influence over Tehran.

“He was shooting a skit under the Sango-Ota bridge when he sustained a gunshot injury. We don’t have details on how it happened yet, but his crew members who were present quickly rushed him to the hospital,” the source reportedly said, adding that medical personnel administered first aid on arrival.

An American KC-135 aerial refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq while a second plane involved in the incident landed safely, the US military said Thursday.

Oil prices held gains above $100 Friday and most equity markets dropped after Iran’s leader called for the blocking of the crucial Strait of Hormuz and the opening up of new fronts in the war against the United States and Israel.

The event served as a formal recognition of a leader whose visionary stewardship has fundamentally reshaped the continent’s financial and commercial landscape.