Iran prepares to bury slain supreme leader with week of mass mourning

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Iran plans a week of mass mourning and funeral rites for its slain supreme leader following his death in U.S. and Israeli strikes. The events will take place in Tehran, Qom, Mashhad, and Iraq, demonstrating public devotion and revolutionary spirit amid ongoing conflict.

By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowall DUBAI, July 2 - Iran's ruling clerics are preparing days of mass funeral rites for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as a show of public devotion to the Islamic Republic and proof that its revolutionary fervor still burns strong. Iran's supreme leader was killed by U.S. and Israeli strikes in their first attack of the war and the funeral events will begin over the weekend in Tehran, with mass processions planned next week in Qom and Mashhad and ceremonies in Iraq.

World Security Conflict Politics Iran supreme leader mass mourning U.S. strikes Israeli strikes funeral rites Tehran Middle East

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