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Iran Says Funeral for Late Supreme Leader Khamenei to Begin July 4, Burial Set for July 9

DUBAI, June ⁠13 (Reuters) – ⁠Funeral for ⁠Iran’s late Supreme ​Leader Ali ‌Khamenei will begin ‌in ⁠Tehran ⁠on July 4 and conclude with ​his burial in the ​northeastern city of Mashhad ⁠on July ⁠9, ⁠state media ​reported on Saturday.

Khamenei, was ​killed ⁠in Israeli and U.S. strikes ⁠on Iran in February. His death marked ⁠the end of more than three decades at the helm of the Islamic Republic.

(Reporting ⁠by Ahmed Elimam, Eman Abu Hassira and Mohammed Gebaly, ​Editing by ​Louise Heavens)

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