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Millions Join Funeral Procession for Iranian Supreme Leader Assassinated in U.S. Strike

HeadlineJul 06, 2026

Millions of Iranians have attended funeral services for Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and four members of his family assassinated by the U.S. in February. Joining the funeral were three of Khamenei’s sons who had not been seen since the U.S. and Israel launched the war; a fourth son, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, has been named new supreme leader and remained out of public view. Ahead of the funeral, President Trump told Axios that negotiations with Iran would remain “paused” until at least July 9 and that “neither side will shoot at the other.”

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