Up to 30 million people expected to attend delayed events for Ali Khamenei, killed at start of war with US and IsraelHuge crowds have gathered at the funeral of the former Iranian…
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- The Guardian World: Crowds gather as six-day funeral for former Iranian supreme leader begins — Up to 30 million people expected to attend delayed events for Ali Khamenei, killed at start of war with US and IsraelHuge crowds have gathered at the funeral of the former Iranian sup…
- BBC World: Funeral of Iran's former supreme leader 'intensely political moment' — Authorities expect up to 20 million people to attend ceremonies across Iran and Iraq over the coming days.
- Al Jazeera: Masses of Iranians defy heatwave on second day of Khamenei’s funeral — Iran has marked the second day of funeral processions for its late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
- France 24: Hezbollah, Hamas and Houthi officials attend funeral ceremonies for Iran's Khamenei — Tens of thousands of mourners flocked to Tehran's Grand Mosalla Mosque to pay their respects to late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday. Among them were repre…
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Original sources
- The Guardian World — Crowds gather as six-day funeral for former Iranian supreme leader begins
- BBC World — Funeral of Iran's former supreme leader 'intensely political moment'
- Al Jazeera — Masses of Iranians defy heatwave on second day of Khamenei’s funeral
- France 24 — Hezbollah, Hamas and Houthi officials attend funeral ceremonies for Iran's Khamenei
- France 24 — Armenia’s defiant drag scene braves pushback
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