Mourners gather at the Grand Mosalla for the funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, July 4, 2026. Four months after he was killed in U.S.-Israeli airstrikes, foreign dignitaries paid their respects to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as days of funeral ceremonies got underway. (Emile Ducke/The New York Times) By ABDI LATIF DAHIR Huge crowds of Iranians gathered Saturday to view the casket of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at an elaborate state funeral for the former supreme leader, who dominated Iran for…
