Iran’s state-run news agency said on Saturday funeral processions for its former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, would be held in July, as mediators say an agreement to end the war is close. The funeral, burial, and farewell ceremonies for Khamenei would take place between July 4 and 9, Iran’s state-run televis
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Iran’s state-run news agency said on Saturday funeral processions for its former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, would be held in July, as mediators say an agreement to end the war is close. The funeral, burial, and farewell ceremonies for Khamenei would take place between July 4 and 9, Iran’s state-run televis
A woman walks past a banner June 7 with a picture of the late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street in Tehran. Iran’s state-run news agency said on Saturday funeral processions for its former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, would be held in July, as mediators say an agreement to end the war is close.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported the story as "IRAN-CRISIS/KHAMENEI-FUNERAL." The Globe and Mail reported the story as "Iran to hold funeral for late supreme leader Khamenei in July." South China Morning Post reported the story as "Funeral for slain Iranian supreme leader Khamenei set for July."
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4 sources have covered this story, including St. Louis Post-Dispatch, The Globe and Mail, South China Morning Post and The Independent. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 2 hours ago.
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