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Iran’s late supreme leader Ali Khamenei laid to rest in Mashhad
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- Add ARY News on Google AAResize TEHRAN: Iran’s former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will be buried in the northeastern city of Mashhad, a senior municipal official said here Tuesday.
- Mohammad-Amin Tavakkolizadeh, Tehran mayor’s deputy for social and cultural affairs, said Khamenei will be buried at the holy shrine of Imam Reza in accordance with his will and family’s recommendation.
- Three days of farewell ceremonies and a 24-hour funeral procession are planned in Tehran, possibly at first Supreme Leader of Iran Imam Khomeini’s Grand Mosalla or his mausoleum.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize TEHRAN: Iran’s former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will be buried in the northeastern city of Mashhad, a senior municipal official said here Tuesday.
Mohammad-Amin Tavakkolizadeh, Tehran mayor’s deputy for social and cultural affairs, said Khamenei will be buried at the holy shrine of Imam Reza in accordance with his will and family’s recommendation.
Three days of farewell ceremonies and a 24-hour funeral procession are planned in Tehran, possibly at first Supreme Leader of Iran Imam Khomeini’s Grand Mosalla or his mausoleum.
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