In pictures: Funeral procession for Iran's slain supreme leader continues in Iraq's Najaf

In pictures: Funeral procession for Iran's slain supreme leader continues in Iraq's Najaf The funeral procession for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei continued on in the Iraqi city of Najaf on Wednesday, amid fresh US attacks in Iran. His burial is expected to be held on Thursday in the north east Iranian city of Mashhad. Crowds gather to mourn Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Najaf, Iraq, 8 July, 2026 (Alaa Al-Marjani/Reuters) The coffin of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US air strikes, is carried in a vehicle in Najaf, Iraq, 8 July, 2026 (Alaa Al-Marjani/Reuters)