Al Jazeera·3 min read·medium
Funeral events for Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Khamenei under way in Iraq
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Al Jazeera Staff
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Funeral processions for the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei are underway in Najaf, Iraq, drawing hundreds of thousands of mourners. The event is being used by Iranian officials to project national strength and unity following the leader's death in February.
Khamenei’s coffin made its way through the streets of Najaf to the shrine of Imam Ali, Prophet Muhammad’s son-in-law.
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