Iran to Bury Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Holy City of Mashhad

The New York Times | July 6, 2026, 10:47 a.m. | Original
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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