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Iran leaders pay last respects to Khamenei as mourners gather
Top Iranian officials paid final respects to supreme leader Ali Khamenei as funeral ceremonies began, with millions expected to gather in Tehran before his burial. Khamenei was killed four months ago at age 86 in the opening US-Israeli salvo of the Middle East war.
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