Reported claim

“Iran began official funeral rites for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on July 4, 2026.”

Strengthened after Jerusalem Post, Al Jazeera Arabic, and Anadolu Agency corroborated it.

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