{"id":54575,"date":"2026-07-03T15:18:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T15:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/54575\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T15:18:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T15:18:21","slug":"iranians-begin-six-day-funeral-for-ali-khamenei-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/54575\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranians begin six-day funeral for Ali Khamenei"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title = \"Iranians begin six-day funeral for Ali Khamenei\"   width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_stUPyIkvHA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\nIranians begin six-day funeral for Ali Khamenei<br \/>\n<br \/>\nMillions of Iranians gathered in Tehran for a six-day funeral of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Top officials attended a ceremony for Khamenei, who was Supreme Leader of Iran for 36 years. He was killed by US and Israeli strikes in their first attack of the war in February, along with several members of his family. Iran\u2019s first vice-president, Mohammad Reza Aref, described the funeral as \u201cthe most important event of this century\u201d.<br \/>\nAli Khamenei\u2019s six-day funeral expected to draw millions in Iran \u25ba https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/jul\/03\/ali-khamenei-six-day-funeral-millions-iran<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube \u25ba https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. 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