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Thousands march as Khamenei's funeral procession crosses into Iraq
Thousands joined the procession as Iraqi officials received Khamenei’s coffin, with prayers planned at Shia shrines before burial in Iran.
- On Wednesday, funeral processions for Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei moved through Iraq's holy cities of Najaf and Karbala, with Iraqi authorities declaring it a public holiday and ceremonies beginning at 6:00 am.
- Iran initiated six days of public funeral ceremonies Saturday to project strength and unity following the Middle East war, which began after US-Israeli strikes killed Khamenei and several relatives on February 28.
- A 6-kilometer procession in Najaf brought mourners to the shrine of Imam Ali, with Khamenei's body then flown about 60 kilometers north to Karbala for ceremonies at the shrines of Imam Hussein and Abbas.
- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi received Khamenei's remains at Najaf International Airport on Tuesday, while Quds Force leader Esmail Qaani stated the planning demonstrated 'the depth of the spiritual bond between the two great nations.'
- Khamenei's final burial will occur Thursday in Mashhad, Iran, while his successor Mojtaba Khamenei has not appeared publicly since his nomination, underscoring how Iraq and Iran transformed from 1980s warring adversaries into close Shia-majority allies.
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The funeral procession of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has now reached the Shia holy cities of Najaf and Karbala. These are the same cities where Ali Khamenei once visited as a student. Today, 69 years after his body arrived in these cities, the tradition of rebellion and resistance in Shia history has once again been demonstrated.
Thousands march as Khamenei’s funeral procession crosses into Iraq
Mourners marched through Iraq’s holy city of Najaf on Wednesday, following the coffin of slain Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as his six-day funeral procession, which drew huge crowds in his home country, pressed on across the border. People carrying large portraits of the late leader gathered along the route and chanted “Death to America” […]
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