Imam Hussein shrine
Coverage of Imam Hussein shrine in the Nexus archive.
- Funeral processions held in holy Iraqi cities for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Funeral processions for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei were held in Iraq’s holy cities of Najaf and Karbala, with thousands of mourners. His body was transported to Karbala before returning to Iran. Khamenei was killed in late February in U.S. and Israeli strikes, and his successor, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, has not yet appeared in the funeral ceremonies.
- Iraqi cities of Najaf and Karbala to receive Khamenei’s remains
The funeral ceremonies for former Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will extend to Iraqi cities Najaf and Karbala, where his remains will be flown after events in Tehran and Qom. Ceremonies in Najaf and Karbala, home to shrines of Imam Ali and Imam Hussein, will precede his burial in Mashhad at the Imam Reza shrine.