Huge crowds turn out in Tehran for funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Massive crowds showed up for the official start of the funeral of Iran’s former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran’s capital, on Saturday, the beginning of a multi-day ceremony that is meant to project the strength and resilience of the Islamic Republic after a bruising war with the United States and Israel.

TEHRAN, Iran — Massive crowds showed up Saturday for the official start of the funeral of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the beginning of a weeklong mourning period that is meant to project the strength and resilience of the Islamic Republic.

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