Massive crowds gathered in Tehran to mourn Khameneis death, with chants calling for revenge against the US and Israel.

The Islamic Republic is leaning into religious imagery to hone its political messages locally and across the region.

Iran has marked the second day of funeral processions for its late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

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Khamenei's funeral tests Iran's standing in post-war Middle East

Iran plans a six-day funeral for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with ceremonies across Iran and Iraq before burial in Mashhad.

Saudi Arabias Vice Foreign Minister Walid al-Khuraiji unexpectedly attended the former Supreme Leader's funeral

Top Iranian officials and foreign dignitaries pay respects to late leader killed in joint US-Israeli strike in February.

The country's theocracy plans to see millions flood the streets of the capital beginning Saturday in scenes reminiscent to the burial of the late Supreme Leader.

IRGC caretaker chief Vahidi makes first public appearance Ahmad Vahidi, the caretaker commander of Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, has made his first public appearance since the start of the US-Israel war on Iran, according to Al Jazeera. The appearance comes as Iran prepares for the funeral of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed in an air strike early in the conflict

Khameneis body arrives in Tehran for funeral ceremonies The body of Irans former supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, has arrived at Tehrans Grand Mosalla mosque as funeral ceremonies begin for the leader who headed the country for more than 36 years

Former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's coffin has been readied as Iran prepares for seven-day funeral.

Funeral processions for Iran's late supreme leader will take place between July 3-9 across Iran and Iraq.

Officials of Hezbollah ally Amal Movement meet Iran's Ghalibaf Speaker of Iran's Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf met Khalil Hamdan, a senior member of Lebanons Hezbollah-allied Amal Movement, and other Lebanese officials in Tehran, Iranian media reports said. Hamdan is part of the delegation that travelled to Iran to attend Ayatollah Ali Khameneis funeral

UN chief and Iran foreign minister hold phone call on regional situation Antnio Guterres expressed his sympathies with the Iranian nation and government as the country prepares for the farewell and funeral rites of the assassinated supreme leaderAyatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, IRNA reported

Body of Seyyed Ali Khamenei brought to farewell ceremony in Tehran The body ofIran's supreme leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei arrives at the Imam Khomeini Hussainiya, southern Tehran, for the farewell rite, IRNA reported. More than 20 million people are reportedly expected to travel to Irans capital for the funeral of Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated by the US and Israel on 28 February, according to Iranian state TV

Lebanon's Health Ministry says at least 4,298 people have been killed and 12,196 injured in Israeli attacks since March.

An estimated 10 million mourners attended Irans first Supreme Leaders funeral in 1989.

In a statement, Pakistans Foreign Ministry said the discussions would continue in the coming period. Parties have agreed to continue discussions over the coming period, with the next meeting to be set at the earliest possible time following the funeral processions of the former Iranian Supreme Leader, the ministry said

Qatar says US-Iran talks made positive progress Qatar says indirect talks between Iran and the United States in Doha have made positive progress, with another round expected after the funeral of Irans former Supreme Leader

Iran plans six-day state funeral for Ali Khamenei Iran is preparing the largest state funeral in its history for former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a US-Israeli strike on 28 February

Iran puts military on alert for Khamenei funeral Irans military has been placed on high alert before the multi-day funeral for Khamenei, Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia says

Qatari official says 'positive progress' made on US-Iran MoU Qatar's Foreign Ministry spokesperson says "positive progress" was made on issues related to the memorandum of understanding following a separate meeting between Qatari and Pakistani mediators and the US and Iranian delegations in Doha. "The parties agreed to continue discussions over the coming period, with the next meeting to be scheduled at the earliest possible time following the funeral processions of the former Iranian Supreme Leader," the official said in a post on X.

Khadijah will lie in state on Wednesday and Thursday at Mosque Maryam at The Nation of Islam National Center in Chicago, Illinois, from 10:00 am through 8:00 pm. The funeral service will be held on Friday at Mosque Maryam at 11:00 am

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced that a delegation from his country will attend the funeral of martyred Iranian leader Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei.

Symbolism of sport The exemplary figure remains the wrestler Gholamreza Takhti , an Olympian of the 1950s and 1960s, whose fame rested on the perception that he fused athletic supremacy with a dignified distance from the Pahlavi court and a loyalty to ordinary people. When he died in 1968, his funeral became one of the few mass gatherings at which opposition to the shah could be voiced under the cover of mourning

Clashes have broken out between police and mourners during a funeral of a suspected Ebola victim in the DRC.

Funeral processions for Khamenei to be held in Tehran, Qom and Mashhad Iran has announced a series of farewell, funeral and burial ceremonies for Ali Khamenei, according to a statement from the office responsible for preserving and publishing his works, Press TV reported

Iran announces funeral dates for late supreme leader Ali Khamenei

At least 15 people were killed in a series of drone strikes on the Sudanese city of el-Obeid, with residential areas, a funeral gathering, and a food supply truck among the targets