Thousands flock to Iran's funeral rites for late supreme leader Khamenei

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5 Jul 2026 • 4:42 AM MYT

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Yesterday's key developments:

The body of Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei arrived at Tehran's Grand Mosalla religious complex on Friday.

(FRANCE 24 with Reuters, AP and AFP)

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