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Iran Prepares for Khamenei’s State Funeral | Calgary News
Iran braces for a massive, emotionally charged funeral for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who died at 86, as the nation mobilizes millions to honor him in Tehran — a spectacle likened to Khomeini’s 1989 funeral to galvanize unity and project strength amid war, U.S. negotiations, and looming Israeli threats. The event also mourns family members killed in an Israeli airstrike, including Khamenei’s son-in-law, daughter, granddaughter, and the wife of his successor. High-ranking officials, including a Revolutionary Guard general making his first public appearance since the war, are set to…
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