Iran begins week of funeral celebrations for Khamenei

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Foreign dignitaries are gathering in Iran for a week of funeral ceremonies for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, more than four months after he was killed in U.
Live Middle East Issued on: 04/07/2026 - 07:14Modified: 04/07/2026 - 08:20 By: A crowd attends the start of the dayslong funeral ceremonies at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, on July 4, 2026.
© Altaf Qadri, AP Iran on Saturday began a days-long funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Foreign dignitaries are gathering in Iran for a week of funeral ceremonies for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, more than four months after he was killed in U.
Live Middle East Issued on: 04/07/2026 - 07:14Modified: 04/07/2026 - 08:20 By: A crowd attends the start of the dayslong funeral ceremonies at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, on July 4, 2026.

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