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Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei Speaks at Funeral for Ebrahim Raisi

HeadlineMay 22, 2024

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led prayers earlier today at a massive funeral ceremony in Tehran for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash Sunday that also killed Iran’s foreign minister and other officials. Raisi will be buried Thursday in his hometown of Mashhad.

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