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Millions gather as Khamenei funeral continues in Iraq

Millions of mourners flooded the Iraqi holy cities of Najaf and Karbala on Wednesday for funeral processions honoring Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in one of the largest gatherings in the modern history of either city. Iraq's Popular…

Three Khamenei sons appear at funeral; successor stays hidden

Millions of mourners packed Tehran's Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla on Sunday as the state funeral for slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei entered its second day of public ceremonies, with three of his sons appearing beside his coffin while his…

Huge crowds mass in Tehran for Khamenei’s six-day funeral

Huge crowds gathered Saturday at Tehran's Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, a vast prayer complex in the capital, to view the flag-draped casket of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the slain Supreme Leader whose six-day funeral is being staged as both a religious…

Iran begins six-day state funeral for Khamenei on Saturday

Iran is in final preparations for what authorities are calling the largest state funeral in the country's history, a six-day ceremony honoring former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Tehran.…