Khamenei's coffin carried through Iraq's holy shrines as funeral rites unfold
TL;DR
Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's coffin was carried through Najaf's Imam Ali shrine and Karbala's Imam Hussein shrine in Iraq as thousands attended funeral ceremonies ahead of his burial in Mashhad, with prayers inside the shrines and chants reported; President Masoud Pezeshkian attended, Mojtaba Khamenei did not appear, and the events occurred amid broader US‑Iran tensions and indirect talks in Doha.
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