Khamenei’s funeral begins in Najaf, Iraq, drawing large crowds of mourners who gather at the city’s religious center. Multiple reports describe turnout in the thousands, with people in Iraq attending to pay respects as the service starts. One outlet notes that the funeral is taking place amid renewed US-Iran tensions, citing fresh US-Iran strikes, while another frames the timing as occurring as a US-Iran truce appears to be faltering. Another report similarly emphasizes the scale of the mourning in Najaf, describing “vast crowds” attending the event. Across the sources, the main focus is on the funeral proceedings in Najaf and the large number of attendees. The reports do not provide extensive new details about the funeral rites or any official statements beyond the context of ongoing or renewed friction between the United States and Iran. The combined coverage portrays a public mourning event in Iraq occurring alongside heightened geopolitical tensions involving Iran and the United States.