The coffin of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been returned to Iran from Iraq following solemn funeral rites held in both Najaf and Karbala. His arrival in Mashhad drew large crowds as the community prepared for his burial at the Imam Reza shrine. Khamenei passed away on February 28 during a US-Israel operation, and current tensions continue with strikes exchanged between Iran and the US. The coffin of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been returned to Iran from Iraq following solemn funeral rites held in both Najaf and Karbala. His arrival in Mashhad drew large crowds as the community prepared for his burial at the Imam Reza shrine. Khamenei passed away on February 28 during a US-Israel operation, and current tensions continue with strikes exchanged between Iran and the US.
