Iran holds weeklong funeral processions for Ali Khamenei

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Iran is holding a week of mass funeral processions for Ali Khamenei, with his coffin displayed outdoors under glass and the coffins of several close relatives laid out beside his. Authorities plan ceremonies in Qom then in the Iraqi shrine cities of Najaf and Kerbala before returning for a Mashhad burial, and they say they will mobilise millions offering transport, food and lodging. A ceasefire has paused a four-month war under an agreement with Washington, and US comment that peace talks are paused for a week highlights immediate diplomatic effects. Some injury reports about Mojtaba Khamenei come from unnamed sources.

Mass funeral processions will mobilise millions and pause peace talks