Six-day ceremony for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei anticipated to be largest of its kind and provide clues of regime’s strength
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Six-day ceremony for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei anticipated to be largest of its kind and provide clues of regime’s strength
Former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's coffin has been readied as Iran prepares for seven-day funeral. Negotiations will be on hold while Iran wallows in belligerence as it buries Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the opening moments of the Feb. 28 attack on Iran [...] The post Iran Halts Negotiations for Days-Long Khamenei Spectacle appeared first on The Western Journal. Iran’s ruling clerics have prepared to launch several days of massive funeral rites for the late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, marking the end of his decades-long rule.
Financial Times reported the story as "Iran readies mega-funeral for slain supreme leader." Al Jazeera English reported the story as "Khamenei’s coffin readied as Iran prepares for seven-day funeral." The Western Journal reported the story as "Iran Halts Negotiations for Days-Long Khamenei Spectacle."
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4 sources have covered this story, including Al Jazeera English, Financial Times, The Western Journal and One America News Network. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 1 day ago.
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