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Iran Khamenei Funeral
Women react as the coffin of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei arrives at Hasheminejad International Airport from Iraq for the final stage of his dayslong funeral ceremonies in Mashhad, northeastern Iran, Thursday, July 9, 2026.
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Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been laid to rest months after being killed in the opening salvos of the Iran war. He ruled Iran for nearly 37 years before being killed in the U.S. and Israeli airstrikes that started the war on Feb. 28. He was laid to rest in his hometown of Mashhad early Friday after days of public mourning.
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