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Iran to bury slain supreme leader in culmination of mass funeral
Braving sweltering heat and calling for revenge, Iranians have massed for the burial of slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in his hometow
Summary
Observers have been watching closely for any sign of Khamenei's son and successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, who has yet to make any public appearances and is said to have been injured in the same strike that killed his father. Mashhad Governor Hassan Hosseini was quoted on Iranian state television as saying he "expects 15 million people" to attend Khamenei's funeral.
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People
- Mojtaba Khamenei2
- Hassan Hosseini2
- Ali Khamenei2
- Khamenei2
- Mohammad Mohammadi-Golpaygani
- Hossein Noori Hamedani
- Zahra Haddad Adel
- Ebrahim Raisi
Organisations
- IRNA news agency2
- Supreme2
- GMT2
- US Central Command
Places
- United States2
- Mashhad2
- Tehran2
- Iran2
- Iraq2
- Islamic Republic of Iran
- Middle East
- Strait of
Keywords
- leader2
- bury2
- culmination
- hometown
- funeral
- strikes
- massed
- slain
- amid
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