Millions expected to attend as Iran begins dayslong Khamenei funeral

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Iran is conducting a multi-day funeral for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the late Supreme Leader, in Tehran, attracting millions including clerics, officials, and foreign dignitaries. The article reports claims that Khamenei was killed by U.S. and Israeli bombings, amid a highly charged political atmosphere.

The body of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lay in state in a vast hall in Tehran on Friday as clerics, officials, foreign dignitaries and other mourners paid their respects to Iran's late Supreme Leader, slain by U.S. and Israeli bombs. Iran is staging a week of mass funeral processions for Khamenei, with millions of mourners expected to attend.