Iran to Bury Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Holy City of Mashhad

New York Times Monday 6th July 2026, 2:47PM 1 min read 3 hours ago

The city of three million people is home to a gold-domed shrine that Shiite Muslims revere as Iran’s most sacred site. The final ceremony will take place there on Thursday.

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