When Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, founder of the Islamic Republic, died in 1989, an estimated 10 million people attended his funeral.
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth acknowledged the strike, describing it as a demonstration of America’s global military reach amid its ongoing war with Iran.
The public will be permitted to pay their respects, with commemorations expected to continue for three days. Details of the funeral procession are expected to be...
The attacks come after Israel and the US carried out airstrikes on Iranian territory Saturday, killing Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Armed Forces Chief of Staff Abdolrahim...