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Khamenei’s coffin in Karbala on last stop before burial in Mashhad
Millions gathered in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq to pay their respects at the funeral of Iran’s late supreme leader.
![Mourners carry one of the coffins of family members of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 during Israeli and U.S. airstrikes on Iran, during funeral ceremonies in Karbala, Iraq, July 8, 2026. [Abbas Holy Shrine Media Office/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image-1783555985.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Thousands attend the funeral commemorations for Iran's assassinated Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei [Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2-1783177152.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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