Ayatollah's funeral procession begins in Iran

NPR | By Hadeel Al-Shalchi

Published July 6, 2026 at 4:16 AM EDT

Iran begins the funeral procession for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a US-Israeli airstrike in February.

Hadeel Al-Shalchi

Hadeel Al-Shalchi is a reporter currently based in the Middle East covering the conflicts there.

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