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Iran began a weeklong funeral on Saturday for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, months after an airstrike killed him at the start of the U.S.-Israeli war against the country, according to NPR. The post Iran Begins 6 Day Funeral on July 4th for Former Leader Khamenei with Dead Tyrant’s...
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Iran began a weeklong funeral on Saturday for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, months after an airstrike killed him at the start of the U.S.-Israeli war against the country,...
The funeral began on Saturday in Tehran with chants of "death to America, death to Israel," and his body is expected to be taken to Qom, Najaf and Kerbala, the great Shi'ite centers of Iran...
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's dayslong funeral for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei began Saturday, with authorities shutting down streets, airspace and daily life in Tehran as mourn...
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s dayslong funeral for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei began Saturday, with authorities shutting down…
Khamenei's coffin was displayed outdoors on Saturday under glass, along with those of his daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law and 14-month-old granddaughter.
The dayslong funeral for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in February by U.S.-Israeli strikes, has been marked by chants for revenge.
Pop-its fireworks entertain children as they are thrown against the ground during July 4th celebrations Saturday at General Franklin E Miles Park.
More than 10 million people are expected to take part in ceremonies in Tehran.
Crews battled a massive commercial building fire in La Habra on the Fourth of July. The blaze raged dangerously close to other buildings.
Thousands gathered to mourn slain Khamenei, with several waving regime’s flag and chanting ‘Death to America’
DONALD Trump has warned that a "one shot" strike could take out Iranian chiefs gathered at Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's funeral. The US president's comments come amid reports that the new Supre...
DONALD Trump has warned that a "one shot" strike could take out Iranian chiefs gathered at Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's funeral. The US president's comments come amid reports that the new Supre...
Philadelphia's Fourth of July celebration resumed just after midnight Sunday after severe storms delayed festivities for several hours.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's top officials and brothers of the country's new supreme leader emerged into public view Sunday to attend the funeral prayers for the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,...
J&K Anjuman-e-Sharie Shian president Aga Syed Hassan Al-Mosavi Al-Safavi was stopped by Bureau of Immigration; Shia cleric Masroor Abbas Ansari was also “denied a passport”
As days of public mourning ceremonies began, Iranians viewed the casket of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed at the start of the U.S.-Israeli attacks.
Tehran metro records seven million trips for Khamenei funeral Tehran’s metro system recorded more than 7 million passenger trips between Saturday evening and Sunday morning as large crowds...
(KRON) -- The Benicia High School Panther Band performed the National Anthem on KRON4's 2026 July 4th Live Fireworks Spectacular. In May, KRON4 asked our viewers to nominate local high scho...
Comment represents the first, direct call for Trump’s death by an emcee at the funeral
A performer at the funeral for Iran’s late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for the death of US President Donald Trump before a crowd of hundreds of thousands of people on Sunda...
The comment represents the first, direct call for Trump's death by an emcee at the funeral, which has seen posters and graffiti calling for the killing of Trump and Israeli Prime Minister B...
Prayers are to be said over the casket of former Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei, the second day of marathon funeral ceremonies that have already drawn huge crowds to pay their final re...
A performer at the funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called for the death of U.S. President Donald Trump before a crowd of hundreds of thousands of people Sunda...
A performer at the funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called for the death of U.S. President Donald Trump before a crowd of hundreds of thousands of people Sunda...
A performer at the funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called for the death of U.S. President Donald Trump before a crowd of hundreds of thousands of people Sunda...
A performer at the funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called for the death of U.S. President Donald Trump before a crowd of hundreds of thousands of people Sunda...
A performer at the funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called for the death of U.S. President Donald Trump before a crowd of hundreds of thousands of people Sunda...
A performer at the funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called for the death of U.S. President Donald Trump before a crowd of hundreds of thousands of people Sunda...
A performer at the funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called for the death of U.S. President Donald Trump before a crowd of hundreds of thousands of people Sunda...
A performer at the funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called for the death of U.S. President Donald Trump before a crowd of hundreds of thousands of people Sunda...
A performer at the funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called for the death of U.S. President Donald Trump before a crowd of hundreds of thousands of people Sunda...
A performer at the funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called for the death of U.S. President Donald Trump before a crowd of hundreds of thousands of people Sunda...
A performer at the funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called for the death of U.S. President Donald Trump before a crowd of hundreds of thousands of people Sunda...
A performer at the funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called for the death of U.S. President Donald Trump before a crowd of hundreds of thousands of people Sunda...
A performer at the funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called for the death of U.S. President Donald Trump before a crowd of hundreds of thousands of people Sunda...
A performer at the funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called for the death of U.S. President Donald Trump before a crowd of hundreds of thousands of people Sunda...
A performer at the funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called for the death of U.S. President Donald Trump before a crowd of hundreds of thousands of people Sunda...
Iran’s top officials and brothers of the country’s new supreme leader have emerged into public view to attend the funeral prayers for the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
REUTERS/Caroline Brehman Saturday Night Live fans weren’t laughing when the legendary comedy series reposted a three-year-old July Fourth sketch featuring outed MAGA comedian Nate Bargatze...
Never submit to tyranny Amid war Karbala message resonates at Khamenei funeral
Rejecting the narrative of a struggle between rich and poor, Vance said America’s success was accomplished together by people from all stations of life.
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Hundreds of thousands of mourners join public funeral ceremonies for Ali Khamenei
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Now: Wording Gap is 77/99 and story health is stable · 44 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.