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Iran set to bury Khamenei, but his hard-line legacy may endure
The elaborate funeral for the late supreme leader is becoming more than a farewell; it serves as a carefully staged test of regime continuity after his decades-long rule.
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South China Morning Post
· Jul 9, 2026
Iran mourners defiant as Khamenei buried: ‘only revenge can soothe the pain’
Calling for revenge and rejecting any compromise with the West, Iranians loyal to the Islamic republic massed on Thursday late into the night for the burial of supreme leader Ali Khamenei in his hometown of Mashhad, as the country traded more attacks with the US. Khamenei was buried Friday, state television reported, following a ceremony at which his son and successor was not seen. The “body of the martyred leader of the Islamic Revolution was buried in the memorial hall of the shrine of Imam...
Al Jazeera English
· Jul 10, 2026
The grave of Iran’s late supreme leader Ali Khamenei in Mashhad | #AJ shorts
Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has been buried at the Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad, after days of funeral ceremonies that drew hundreds of thousands of mourners. Khamenei was killed Feb. 28 in a US-Israeli airstrike on the first day of the war with Iran. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile
Africanews
· Jul 3, 2026
Iran's slain supreme leader lying in state in Tehran head of funeral events
Nearly four months after his death, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's burial is taking place as Iran and the US observe a fragile ceasefire.
Egypt Independent
· Jul 9, 2026
Will Iran’s new supreme leader appear as his father’s marathon funeral nears its end?
The marathon weeklong funeral for Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will culminate today when his body is transported to its final burial site at the Imam Reza shrine in the northeastern city of Mashhad – Khamenei’s birthplace. Iranian state media reported on Thursday morning that Khamenei’s body had departed Iraq’s Najaf airport, bound for Iran. The post Will Iran’s new supreme leader appear as his father’s marathon funeral nears its end? appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Times of India
· Jul 9, 2026
Iran's funeral politics: Khamenei's burial becomes message to region and rivals
Iran's funeral politics: Khamenei's burial becomes message to region and rivals
Iran Herald
· Jul 3, 2026
Curtains On Khamenei As Iran Stages Five-Day Farewell
More than four months after he was killed in the opening strikes of the war with the United States and Israel, Ali Khamenei, who ruled the country for more than three decades with an iron first, is finally being buried.Starting on July 4, Iran is staging what officials are calling one of the largest, most complex funerals in its history: five days of ceremonies stretching across Tehran, Qom, and Mashhad -- with
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