{"id":358560,"date":"2026-07-06T10:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T09:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/funeral-procession-for-irans-former-supreme-leader-begins-in-tehran-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T10:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T09:00:10","slug":"funeral-procession-for-irans-former-supreme-leader-begins-in-tehran-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/funeral-procession-for-irans-former-supreme-leader-begins-in-tehran-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Funeral procession for Iran&#8217;s former supreme leader begins in Tehran | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/g2vsZ5zqRng\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Funeral procession for Iran's former supreme leader begins in Tehran | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g2vsZ5zqRng\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The funeral procession for Iran&#8217;s former Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has begun its journey through Tehran.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of people have gathered in the Iranian capital, with crowds seen waving flags and holding up pictures of the late ayatollah.<\/p>\n<p>Khamenei, who ruled Iran for more than 35 years, was killed in US-Israeli air strikes in February &#8211; his funeral began on Friday, and events are planned over the coming week.<\/p>\n<p>A fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran is currently holding while talks on a permanent peace deal continue &#8211; Axios quoted US President Donald Trump as saying that talks had been paused for events surrounding the funeral. <\/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<\/p>\n<p>#Iran #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The funeral procession for Iran&#8217;s former Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has begun its journey through Tehran. 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