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Inside Iran funeral for former leader: new Supreme Leader absent - CNN Erin Burnett Outfront
Four months after he was killed at the outset of the US-Israeli war on Iran, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is being memorialized in a weeklong funeral spectacle stretching across five cities in two countries, with millions of mourners expected to attend.
Despite a costly war against two of the world’s strongest militaries and decades of crushing economic hardship, Tehran is sparing no expense to send off Khamenei in a grand ceremony shrouded in religious symbolism that overlaps with the 250th US Independence Day celebrations. - Aired on 07/03/2026.
0:00 Inside the funeral of Iran’s former Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei
3:46 Where is Iran’s new Supreme Leader?
7:03 Where do negotiations stand?