Final stage of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s funeral begins after delay
Iran’s leaders hoped the funeral would serve as a show of unity to rally supporters and warn adversaries and potential dissidents of its strengths, said Ali…
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An Israeli strike killed Khamenei in late February on the first day of the US-Israeli war against Iran, bringing an end to his more than three and a half decades in power. Authorities had previously said they expected more than 1 million people to attend the final day of the funeral. Beating their chests and weeping, mourners lined the route as they waited for Khamenei’s coffin to arrive at the eastern city’s shrine of Imam Reza, the holiest site for Shia Muslims in Iran and the burial place he had chosen in his will.
Furthermore, Both Iran and the United States said the strait would reopen following last month’s preliminary cease-fire deal, but Iran has sought to assert its control over the critical waterway and US officials demanded that it return to its prewar status.
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An Israeli strike killed Khamenei in late February on the first day of the US-Israeli war against Iran, bringing an end to his more than three and a half decades in power.
according to South China Morning Post — WorldAuthorities had previously said they expected more than 1 million people to attend the final day of the funeral.
according to The Boston GlobeBeating their chests and weeping, mourners lined the route as they waited for Khamenei’s coffin to arrive at the eastern city’s shrine of Imam Reza, the holiest site for Shia Muslims in Iran and the burial place he had chosen in his will.
according to South China Morning Post — WorldBoth Iran and the United States said the strait would reopen following last month’s preliminary cease-fire deal, but Iran has sought to assert its control over the critical waterway and US officials demanded that it return to its prewar status.
according to The Boston Globe
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