Coffin of Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's arrives in Iraq

Hundreds of mourners and officials gathered at Najaf International Airport in Iraq on Tuesday (Jul 7) as the coffin of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei arrived. The main funeral procession is scheduled to begin on Wednesday morning in Najaf before the body is taken to Karbala. Both cities are home to Shiite holy sites visited by pilgrims from Iraq and abroad.

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