Iran holds final burial for slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Mashhad
Iran is holding the final burial ceremony for slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in the eastern city of Mashhad, bringing to a close six days of funeral events across the country and in Iraq. Thousands of mourners gathered in the city on Thursday as the burial took place at the Shrine of Imam Reza, one of the most important religious sites in Iran. The ceremony follows Khamenei's killing in a strike in late February, which ended more than three decades of rule.The funeral sequence has moved through Tehran, the clerical centre of Qom and locations in Iraq before reaching Mashhad.... [Continue Reading]
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