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Iran Calls Millions to Khamenei Funeral Amid Fragile Ceasefire

7/4/2026

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Iran’s chief negotiator urged millions to attend Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s funeral as a vengeance rally.
Khamenei’s body arrived at Tehran’s Grand Mosalla for a three-day lying-in-state, with delegations from Pakistan, Russia and the Taliban.
Authorities set up Red Crescent tents, removed Azadi Avenue barriers, closed Tehran’s airspace and organized a procession from Tehran to Qom, Karbala, Najaf and Mashhad amid a fragile ceasefire after the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding.

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Iran’s chief negotiator urged millions to attend Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s funeral as a vengeance rally.
Khamenei’s body arrived at Tehran’s Grand Mosalla for a three-day lying-in-state, with delegations from Pakistan, Russia and the Taliban.
Authorities set up Red Crescent tents, removed Azadi Avenue barriers, closed Tehran’s airspace and organized a procession from Tehran to Qom, Karbala, Najaf and Mashhad amid a fragile ceasefire after the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding.