Iran plans dayslong funeral for Supreme Leader Khamenei after war death

Iran's theocracy is preparing for a days-long state funeral for Supreme Leader Khamenei following his death in wartime. According to NPR, officials expect millions to flood the streets of Tehran in a display of mourning that would echo the funeral of Iran's founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, in nineteen eighty-nine.

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