Saudi Arabia formally paid tribute to Iran’s former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday, July 3, 2026. A high-level Saudi delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Walid El Khuraiji attended the ceremony in Tehran to offer condolences. According to international media reports, Qatar, Iraq, Yemen, Oman, and Lebanon also officially expressed their respects to Khamenei.

However, Kuwait, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates had not paid tribute as of the latest reports. The source noted that during recent Iran–United States tensions, U.S. military bases in those three countries experienced the highest number of Iranian attacks.

Despite a long history of diplomatic tension and rivalry, the Saudi delegation’s presence in Tehran is being viewed as a significant diplomatic gesture in Middle Eastern politics.