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IRAN-TEHRAN-FAREWELL CEREMONY-LATE SUPREME LEADER-ALI KHAMENEI-MOURNING
(260705) -- TEHRAN, July 5, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People mourn for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei during his farewell ceremony in Tehran, Iran, July 4, 2026. A two-day farewell ceremony of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei began here at Imam Khomeini's Mosalla prayer hall on Saturday morning, drawing huge crowds from across the country. The late leader's body and those of his four family members
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Times of India
· Jul 4, 2026
Tiny coffin beside Ali Khamenei's: 14-month-old granddaughter honoured at Iran Supreme Leader's funeral
Iran mourned its late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei with funeral ceremonies in Tehran, where his coffin was displayed alongside that of his 14-month-old granddaughter, killed in an Israeli airstrike. The event also honored other family members, including his son-in-law and daughter. Thousands gathered for prayers, with traditional practices observed. The funeral procession is expected to span several days and locations, including neighboring Iraq.
Anadolu Agency
· Jul 4, 2026
Thousands gather in Iran as week-long funeral rites begin for slain supreme leader Khamenei
Funeral ceremonies begin with national anthem, Quran recitations in capital Tehran as Iranians bid farewell to late supreme leader
Associated Press
· Jul 8, 2026
Iraq holds funeral for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
An official funeral ceremony was held Tuesday night for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at Najaf International airport in Iraq. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home
Intel Slava
· Jul 3, 2026
[Video] 🇮🇷⚡️ — In Tehran, a farewell ceremony has begun for Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who [...]
— In Tehran, a farewell ceremony has begun for Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who died from American-Israeli strikes.@Intelslava
Iran Herald
· Jul 5, 2026
Mideast in Pictures: Iranians bid tearful farewell to late supreme leader
TEHRAN, July 5 (Xinhua) -- A two-day farewell ceremony of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei began here at Imam Khomeini's Mosalla prayer hall on Saturday morning.Huge crowds of Iranians from across the country gathered to pay their final respects to the late leader, who was killed in a U.S.-Israeli strike in Tehran on Feb. 28.The late leader's body and those of his four family members, killed alongs
Tehran Times
· Jul 4, 2026
What slogans do the mourning crowds chant?
TEHRAN- The funeral and farewell ceremony for the martyred leader of the Islamic Revolution of Iran, Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei, is far more than a simple ritual of bidding farewell to a political or religious figure. It is a scene where grief, loyalty, and the redefinition of the bond between the social body and the leadership of the system unfold simultaneously.
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