Jon Gambrell and Nasser Karimi Updated July 5, 2026 — 11:09 a.m.,first published July 4, 2026 – 12:09 p.m. Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. TOTOTO Tehran: Tens of thousands of Iranians gathered Saturday at a vast open-air prayer complex in Tehran
Large crowds of Iranians loyal to the Islamic Republic gathered in Tehran for the first day of funeral ceremonies for the country’s former supreme leader. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in joint US-Israeli airstrikes at the start of the war. Iranian state media says six days of ceremonies will span several locations in Iran and