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The funeral procession of Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei continued to draw massive crowds as it made its way through the holy cities of Iraq, home to some of the Shia faith's most ...
News Iraq » Najaf » Places: Iraq's holy cities host funeral processions for martyred Supreme Leader Khamenei
Iraq's holy cities of Najaf and Karbala held funeral processions for Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Wednesday. The ceremonies took place amid renewed US-Iran hostilities linked to the ...
News Iraq » Najaf » Places: Coffin of Iran's slain supreme leader arrives in Iraqi holy city for funeral processions
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi and senior Iraqi officials received the coffin at Najaf International Airport ahead of funeral ceremonies and a mass public procession, state TV reported.
News Iraq » Najaf » Places: Khamenei’s Funeral Will be Held Partly in Iraq, Testing New Baghdad Government
Iraq is preparing to receive the body of Iran’s former supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, as part of funeral ceremonies that will span Iran and Iraq. The event is framed as a Shiite ...
News Iraq » Najaf » Places: Crowds pack Iraq's Najaf for Khamenei funeral amid soaring tensions
Masses packed the streets of Najaf on Wednesday as the coffin of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was carried through the holy city in a ...
News Iraq » Najaf » Places: Funeral rites for Iran's supreme leader shift to Shiite cities in Iraq
Some officials said the outpouring of grief was intended to show the continuing close ties between Iraq and Iran despite U.S. efforts to hold sway in Baghdad.
News Iraq » Najaf » Places: Body of slain Iranian leader Khamenei arrives in Iraq for Najaf and Karbala rites
Slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s funeral procession in Najaf, Iraq, on July 8. (Muhannad Najm al Aqabi, media director for Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces, on X) The body of Iranian ...
News Iraq » Najaf » Places: Thousands march as Khamenei's funeral procession crosses into Iraq
(Fixes dateline) NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) July 8 - Mourners marched through Iraq's holy city of Najaf on Wednesday, following the coffin of slain Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as his six-day ...
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News Iraq » Najaf » Places: Iranian president and foreign minister cut short Khamenei funeral visit in Najaf as US strikes hit southern Iran
Iranian President Pezeshkian and FM Araghchi left Najaf early as US struck over 80 targets in southern Iran during Khamenei's funeral processions.
News Iraq » Najaf » Places: Iraq’s holy cities host funeral processions for Khamenei
NAJAF, Iraq — Crowds thronged the streets of Najaf on Wednesday as the coffin of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei moved through the holy city in a procession devoted to Iraq, home to Shia Islam’s ...