Khamenei to be laid to rest today in Mashhad
The funeral of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is concluding in Mashhad following massive processions in Iraq. The leader was killed in a joint US-Israel strike earlier this year.
A woman reacts during a funeral procession for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, in Karbala, Iraq, July 9, 2026. —AFP Listen to article 1x 1.2x 1.5x comments Join our Whatsapp Channel Add Dawn as a trusted source NAJAF/KARBALA: The slain supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, will be laid to rest at the shrine of Imam Ali Raza, the eighth Shia imam, in Mashhad, on Thursday (today) after millions of mourners attended his funeral in Iraqi cities of Najaf and Karbala.
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