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Tehran Crowd Stops Khomeini Funeral, Khamenei Caretaker

7/2/2026

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Over two million people crowded Tehran, stopping the funeral hearse before it could reach Baheshte Zahra cemetery.
The procession began at 7 a.m. with Guards escorting the coffin and five helicopters overhead.
Khomeini died of a heart attack eleven days after intestinal surgery.
He left a 29-page testament that remains unpublished.
President Ali Khamenei, 49, was named caretaker leader ahead of an August 18 presidential election and referendum.

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Over two million people crowded Tehran, stopping the funeral hearse before it could reach Baheshte Zahra cemetery.
The procession began at 7 a.m. with Guards escorting the coffin and five helicopters overhead.
Khomeini died of a heart attack eleven days after intestinal surgery.
He left a 29-page testament that remains unpublished.
President Ali Khamenei, 49, was named caretaker leader ahead of an August 18 presidential election and referendum.