Mourners pay respects as Iran’s slain leader Ali Khamenei laid in state

According to Al Jazeera, Iran has begun a seven-day state funeral for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country's late supreme leader. Mourners are paying respects as the nation observes the ceremonial laying in state. More than one hundred foreign delegations have arrived for the ceremony, even as the region remains under a tense ceasefire.

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