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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 » Religion: 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 ...
News Iraq » Najaf » Religion: Coffin of slain Iranian supreme leader arrives in Iraq's Najaf, Iraqi state TV says
NAJAF, July 7 (Reuters) - The coffin of Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei arrived in Iraq’s holy city of Najaf on Tuesday, where Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi and senior Iraqi ...
News Iraq » Najaf » Religion: 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 » Religion: 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 » Religion: Religion, politics make Najaf focus of Iraqi power
NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - The holy Shi'ite city of Najaf has come to wield immense influence on Iraqi politics and whoever can harness that power could dominate upcoming local elections and set the tone ...
News Iraq » Najaf » Religion: Iraq's holy cities honor Khamenei with massive funeral processionsPublished on: July 8, 2026 3:29 PM
Pakistan, July 8 -- Thousands of mourners gathered in Iraq's holy city of Najaf on Wednesday as the funeral procession of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei moved through streets filled with ...
News Iraq » Najaf » Religion: A plane carrying the coffin of Iran's supreme leader arrived in Iraq for mourning ceremonies
A plane carrying the coffin of the late leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, arrived in Iraq, where memorial ceremonies in his honor will ...
News Iraq » Najaf » Religion: Vast crowds mourn Khamenei in Iraq's holy cities
Massive crowds filled Iraq's holy cities and their shrines to mourn Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei during a funeral procession ahead of his burial back home. The ceremonies, which started in ...
News Iraq » Najaf » Religion: Iraq's holy cities to host funeral processions for Khamenei
Funeral processions carrying the coffin of Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei will pass today through Iraq's holy cities of Najaf and Karbala, home to Shia Islam's most sacred shrines. Iran ...