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'The spectacle Iran wants the world to see': Lyse Doucet in Tehran for supreme leader's funeral
Monday, July 6, 2026
Crowds lined the streets of Tehran for the funeral procession of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. BBC correspondent Lyse Doucet reported from Tehran during the event. Khamenei, who led Iran since 1989, died on June 4, 2024, at age 84.
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