Abdul Mahdi al-Karbalaei

Funeral prayers for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei began in Najaf, Iraq, with thousands of mourners. His body will travel to Karbala before returning to Iran, while U.S.-Iran tensions persist amid ongoing strikes in the Persian Gulf. Iran's new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, has not yet appeared in the funeral ceremonies.

Funeral prayers for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei began in Najaf, Iraq, with thousands of mourners. His body arrived in Najaf alongside Iranian officials and will later move to Karbala before returning to Iran. Tensions between the U.S. and Iran persist amid ongoing strikes in the Persian Gulf.