{"id":358208,"date":"2026-07-04T13:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T12:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/iran-begins-public-mourning-for-ayatollah-ali-khamenei-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T13:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T12:00:17","slug":"iran-begins-public-mourning-for-ayatollah-ali-khamenei-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/iran-begins-public-mourning-for-ayatollah-ali-khamenei-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran begins public mourning for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/hNH2raSh044\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Iran begins public mourning for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hNH2raSh044\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Iran has begun several days of public mourning and funeral processions for its former Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n<p>It has been four months since Khamenei was killed in air strikes launched by the US and Israel.<\/p>\n<p>The former Ayatollah&#8217;s body is currently lying in state at Tehran&#8217;s Grand Mosalla, ahead of his burial in his hometown of Mashhad next Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<br \/>\n#Iran #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran has begun several days of public mourning and funeral processions for its former Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. 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