Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's Supreme Leader, has died and is being honored with a multi-day funeral procession that will span across Iran and Iraq. General Ahmad Vahidi, a key figure in Iran's military and a participant in negotiations with the United States, has reappeared in public after a period of absence. This funeral occurs amidst ongoing tensions and conflicts, including recent Israeli strikes that reportedly killed Khamenei and wounded his successor, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei. AI
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- Ali Khamenei
- Gen. Ahmad Vahidi
- Iran
- Iraq
- Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
- Israel
- Karbala
- Mojtaba Khamenei
- United States
- Zahra Mohammadi Golpayegani
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