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Millions attend Tehran funeral procession for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in February strike
Vast crowds estimated in the millions lined the streets of Tehran on Monday for the funeral procession of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The casket traveled slowly through central Tehran alongside those of four family members also killed in the February strike. Ceremonies continue this week in Qom, Mashhad and Iraq.
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Millions of people filled the streets of Tehran on Monday for the funeral procession of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Authorities estimated the crowd size in the millions as the flag-draped casket moved slowly on a truck through central Tehran. Hundreds of thousands reached out to touch the casket during the roughly 12-hour event.
The truck carried the casket of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei alongside four others holding family members also killed in the strike. Attendants sprayed water on the crowd amid extreme heat while officials used loudspeakers to urge people to walk slowly. Many mourners carried signs calling for the deaths of U.S.
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and some chanted slogans of revenge. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian joined mourners for prayers at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla. " The caskets were flown later Monday to Qom for ceremonies scheduled on Tuesday.
The burial is set for Thursday at the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad. Iran's new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, has not appeared at the ceremonies. He was reportedly injured in the February strike and has remained out of public view since.
Iran talks aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz and reaching a permanent end to the war remain paused until after the burial. The funeral is scheduled to continue into Iraq later this week with ceremonies in Najaf and Karbala.
