Iran's top leadership, including President Masoud Pezeshkian, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, and Judiciary Chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, gave an emotional farewell to late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a ceremony for international delegates in Tehran. The funeral follows Khamenei's death in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes, drawing world leaders and underscoring heightened regional tensions. Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Khamenei funeral, Tehran, Masoud Pezeshkian, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, Iran Supreme Leader, Iran news, Middle East, Tehran ceremony, international delegates, Israel Iran conflict, US Iran tensions, world news, breaking news, Reuters, geopolitics, Iranian leadership, Imam Khomeini Mosalla World leaders and international delegations gather in Tehran to pay their final respects during the farewell ceremony for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, following his death in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes. The ceremony marks a pivotal moment for Iran and the Middle East, drawing global attention amid rising regional tensions and uncertainty over Tehran's future leadership. https://youtu.be/qC38PDn7YCY?si=yUtgNqmyHqE4rSs2

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