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Hundreds of thousands of mourners began a dayslong funeral Saturday for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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Hundreds of thousands of mourners began a dayslong funeral Saturday for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Iran launched an elaborate six-day funeral for former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday, staging a carefully choreographed display of national unity and defiance just four m...
Weeklong ceremony expected to draw millions of mourners and serve as a show of strength for the Islamic Republic
Iran warned the US and Israel that any attacks during the public funeral would be met with a ‘harsh retaliation’
Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has yet to be seen attending the funeral ceremonies for his father, the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The memorial services, which began on...
Hundreds of thousands of mourners gathered in Tehran on Saturday for the start of a dayslong funeral for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Tara Kangarlou, a global affairs...
The flag-draped casket of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was put on display in Tehran with millions expected to attend his dayslong funeral.
According to German newspaper Die Welt, Iranian officials have drawn up emergency plans anticipating anywhere between 1,500 and 3,000 fatalities during the days-long funeral processions, wh...
WSJ Iran began six days of funereal ceremony for its slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali...
Thousands of Iranians crowded an outdoor prayer complex in Tehran to view the coffin of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who ruled the Islamic Republic for 37 years before he was killed in February.
Waving blood-red flags seen as a call for vengeance and justice under Shia Islam, mourners thronged the Grand Mosalla religious complex.
Hundreds of thousands of mourners began a dayslong funeral Saturday for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Thousands flock to Tehran to mourn slain Supreme Leader Thousands of mourners thronged to Tehran to pay their respect to Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Saturday. Sprayed with m...
The dayslong ceremonies come as Iran navigates leadership changes and renewed tensions with Israel and the United States following Khamenei's death.
The dayslong ceremonies come as Iran navigates leadership changes and renewed tensions with Israel and the United States following Khamenei's death.
The dayslong ceremonies come as Iran navigates leadership changes and renewed tensions with Israel and the United States following Khamenei's death.
The dayslong ceremonies come as Iran navigates leadership changes and renewed tensions with Israel and the United States following Khamenei's death.
The dayslong ceremonies come as Iran navigates leadership changes and renewed tensions with Israel and the United States following Khamenei's death.
The dayslong ceremonies come as Iran navigates leadership changes and renewed tensions with Israel and the United States following Khamenei's death.
The dayslong ceremonies come as Iran navigates leadership changes and renewed tensions with Israel and the United States following Khamenei's death.
The current Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was one of the main absences in the funeral, while he hasn't been seen in the public eye since he was wounded at the begining of the war.
Hundreds of thousands of mourners began a dayslong funeral Saturday for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, beating their chests in sorrow.
Mourners pack Tehran streets for Khamenei’s funeral, with ceremonies spanning cities and ending in Mashhad burial.
Vast crowds of Iranians massed in Tehran on Saturday to begin almost a week of funeral ceremonies for supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei — who was assassinated in a US-Israeli strike on...
The week-long remembrance is intended to demonstrate public support for the regime
Ali Khamenei's body will lie in state in Tehran's Grand Mosalla until Monday, before travelling across Iran and Iraq.
Hundreds of thousands of mourners gathered in Tehran on Saturday as Iran began days of funeral ceremonies for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, beating their chests i...
Millions expected to flood Tehran's streets as slain supreme leader's casket starts journey through cities in Iran and Iraq; unclear if his son and successor, Mojtaba, will appear
Iran began a dayslong funeral Saturday for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after an airstrike killed him at the start of the war.
Iran began a dayslong funeral Saturday for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after an airstrike killed him at the start of the war.
Iran began a dayslong funeral Saturday for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after an airstrike killed him at the start of the war.
Iran began a dayslong funeral Saturday for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after an airstrike killed him at the start of the war.
Iran began a dayslong funeral Saturday for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after an airstrike killed him at the start of the war.
Iran began a dayslong funeral Saturday for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after an airstrike killed him at the start of the war.
Iran began a dayslong funeral Saturday for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after an airstrike killed him at the start of the war.
Iran began a dayslong funeral Saturday for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after an airstrike killed him at the start of the war.
Iran began a dayslong funeral Saturday for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after an airstrike killed him at the start of the war.
Iran began a dayslong funeral Saturday for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after an airstrike killed him at the start of the war.
Iran began a dayslong funeral Saturday for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after an airstrike killed him at the start of the war.
Large crowds gathered in Tehran as Iran began six days of funeral ceremonies for late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed during the US-Israeli conflict.
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