36 sources checked · Left, Center, and Right included · 1h ago
One source highlights the "New Supreme Leader Absent" from the funeral, while others focus on the large number of "Mourners thronging" the procession.
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36 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
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Mourners flooded into Iran's capital Monday for a procession as part of the funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with throngs calling for the death of President Donald...
Authorities unveiled the casket containing Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's body in a glass case at the Grand Mosalla in Tehran.
Khamenei's flag-draped coffin sat on board a truck decorated to resemble the ornamental grating that surrounds the shrine of an imam as mourners flocked the streets.
Khamenei's flag-draped coffin sat on board a truck decorated to resemble the ornamental grating that surrounds the shrine of an imam as mourners flocked the streets.
Khamenei's flag-draped coffin sat on board a truck decorated to resemble the ornamental grating that surrounds the shrine of an imam as mourners flocked the streets.
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...
Major roads are closed and most normal activity is suspended across Tehran as the procession for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's coffin begins.
An estimated 15 to 20 million people, along with foreign dignitaries and religious leaders, were expected to take part in the ceremonies, which will last for several days.
Enormous crowds gather in Tehran for third day to mourn amid calls for revenge against the US and Israel.
The new supreme leader of Iran did not attend his father’s funeral
Iran’s new leaders are commemorating Ayatollah Khamenei, who was killed on the first day of the U.S.-Israeli war against the country, with a funeral unlike any other in the country’s recent...
Vast crowds have gathered for the funeral procession of Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran on July 6, with authorities estimating millions were on the streets. The final pub...
Late Ayatollah’s successor yet to be seen in public, talks with U.S. delayed a week due to mourning ceremonies
Flag-draped coffins of slain leader, relatives paraded on truck through crowded capital, as mourners call for death to Trump and Netanyahu; Katz vows same fate for new supreme leader
Iran's Embassy in India expressed deep gratitude to New Delhi for its participation in the funeral of former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei. The presence of an official delega...
Vast crowds gathered for the funeral procession of Iran’s assassinated supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on Monday, with authorities estimating millions were on the streets in...
An Indian delegation including Congress leader Salman Khursheed and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti represented India at Khamenei's funeral last week.
Event in Tehran expected to be centrepiece of one of the regime’s largest public displays of support
July 6 - Crowds of Iranians marched through the streets of Tehran on Monday in a funeral procession for slain leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the biggest day yet in a week of massive memoria...
Mourners flooded into Iran's capital Monday for a procession as part of the funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with throngs calling for the death of President Donald...
Mourners flooded into Iran's capital Monday for a procession as part of the funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with throngs calling for the death of President Donald...
Mourners flooded into Iran's capital Monday for a procession as part of the funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with throngs calling for the death of President Donald...
Mourners flooded into Iran's capital Monday for a procession as part of the funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with throngs calling for the death of President Donald...
Mourners flooded into Iran's capital Monday for a procession as part of the funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with throngs calling for the death of President Donald...
Mourners flooded into Iran's capital Monday for a procession as part of the funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with throngs calling for the death of President Donald...
Mourners flooded into Iran's capital Monday for a procession as part of the funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with throngs calling for the death of President Donald...
Mourners flooded into Iran's capital Monday for a procession as part of the funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with throngs calling for the death of President Donald...
Mourners flooded into Iran's capital Monday for a procession as part of the funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with throngs calling for the death of President Donald...
Mourners flooded into Iran's capital Monday for a procession as part of the funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with throngs calling for the death of President Donald...
Mourners flooded into Iran's capital Monday for a procession as part of the funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with throngs calling for the death of President Donald...
Mourners flooded into Iran's capital Monday for a procession as part of the funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with throngs calling for the death of President Donald...
Mourners flooded into Iran's capital Monday for a procession as part of the funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with throngs calling for the death of President Donald...
Iran has begun a procession through its capital, Tehran, for the funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
At Tehrans Azadi Square Khameneis ringed hand is new symbol of defiance
His funeral, delayed due to the ongoing war, began on Saturday with chants of "death to America, death to Israel," while the ceremonies are expected to last at least a week.
Crowds swelled through Tehran as mourners dressed in black carried flags proclaiming: ‘We will rise’ A crowd of millions assembled on Monday for the funeral procession of Iran’s assassinate...
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