Iranians bury Ali Khamenei 4 months after deadly US-Israel strikes
Ali Khamenei burial in Mashhad concludes a week of funeral ceremonies as Iran witnessed mass mourning and scrutiny over Mojtaba Khamenei’s absence.
Mourners wait for the arrival of the funeral procession of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei outside the Imam Hussein Shrine in Karbala, Iraq. (AP Photo) Iranians on Thursday buried the former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the country’s holiest shrine in the city of Mashhad, with his son and successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, still away from public view after reportedly being disfigured in the joint US-Israeli strikes earlier this year.
Regional tensions overshadow the mourning period
The burial of Ali Khamenei in northeast Iran comes after a week of mass funeral processions, mourning and rallies across the country amid renewed hostilities in the West Asia region between the United States and Iran, threatening the ceasefire and Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
The truck carrying the coffins of the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family makes its way through mourners during the funeral procession toward Azadi Tower in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo)
Solemn procession moves through Mashhad streets
Khamenei’s body was carried through the Mashhad streets in a truck slowly towards the Shrine of Imam Reza, with clerics walking on either side. Mourners, carrying Iranian flags and photographs of the slain supreme leader, were walking close behind the truck, Reuters reported.
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