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Topic: succession

The Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad, Iran, where Khamenei is to be buried
World
Thursday, 7/2, 10:02 AM

Iran prepares for the long-delayed funeral of its slain Supreme Leader

  • Iran is mobilizing for the state funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, its Supreme Leader of 37 years, who was killed in a US-Israeli air strike in February at the start of this year's war.
  • The ceremonies, beginning July 4 in Tehran, come with his son and successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, still largely unseen in public.

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