Iran's supreme leader absent as senior officials attend ayatollah's funeral
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Coverage (3)
- Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei absent from mass funeral for father France 24 · 4h ago
- Families of children killed in bombing of Iranian school join leader’s funeral The Washington Post · 4h ago
- Iran mourns Supreme Leader for a second day as millions flood streets, some calling for revenge NBC News · 4h ago
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