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Ayatollah Khamenei Laid in State in Tehran as Iran Begins Week of National Mourning
The Hindu·Saturday, 4 July 2026
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been laid in state in Tehran ahead of a weeklong mass funeral. An Indian delegation travelled to Tehran to pay respects. Khamenei is set to be buried on July 6.
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Khamenei's death reshapes the leadership of one of the most consequential countries in global geopolitics, with direct implications for West Asia stability, oil prices, and India's energy imports.
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