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Mourners pose for photos near a banner set up in a main thoroughfare near the Imam Reza Shrine on July 09, 2026 in Mashhad, Iran.
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This aerial photograph shows boats anchored off Oman's northern Musandam Peninsula near the Strait of Hormuz on June 27, 2026.
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Funeral ceremony held for former Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
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Mourners stand next to a placard calling for revenge as they gather to pay tribute to Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Grand Mosalla on the second day of funeral ceremonies in Tehran on July 5, 2026.
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Massive Khamenei’s funeral procession under way in Tehran

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06 July, 2026
Mourners hold a banner at the Grand Mosalla during the funeral ceremonies of Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran on July 4, 2026
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Iran issues Hormuz warning as millions attend Khamenei funeral

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04 July, 2026
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Bodies of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and his aides, who were killed in a U.S. strike, are brought to the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Mosque ahead of the funeral ceremony in Tehran, Iran on 3 July 2026. [Getty]
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