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Inside Khamenei's funeral: Revealing moments from a week of mourning

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, was buried on 9 July 2026 after a week-long funeral following his death in a US-Israeli strike in February. His son Mojtaba Khamenei succeeded him, and millions attended ceremonies in Iran and Iraq, with events highlighting political messages and internal dynamics.

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