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Thursday, 7/9, 04:40 AM
Iran Buries Ayatollah Khamenei in Mashhad as the War With the US Grinds On
- Iran buried its late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad on Wednesday, the culmination of days of mass mourning.
- Khamenei was killed at the start of the 2026 war with the United States; his son Mojtaba has since been named supreme leader, and the fighting goes on.

