Hezbollah, Hamas and Houthi officials attend funeral ceremonies for Iran's Khamenei

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was laid to rest on Saturday, drawing tens of thousands of mourners to Tehran's Grand Mosalla Mosque. The funeral also served as a display of regional solidarity — according to France twenty-four, representatives from Hamas, Hezbollah, and Yemen's Houthis attended the ceremony, underscoring the ongoing alliance between Iran and the groups it has long supported in its confrontation with Israel.

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