VISIONS OF GRIEF AND FAITH:

THE PEOPLE OF IRAN AND IRAQ

MOURN AYATOLLAH ALI KHAMENEI

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(AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)

From July 3–9, 2026, funeral and mourning ceremonies for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei unfolded across Iran and Iraq, drawing large crowds in Tehran, Qom, Najaf, Karbala, and Mashhad.

The videos below offer a visual record of these days of grief and faith, capturing the religious traditions, public mourning, and human emotion surrounding his funeral and burial.

Iran:

https://www.facebook.com/reel/2832775830390258

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1530947148753908

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1721380585795953

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1370571871673542

https://www.facebook.com/reel/2369051340167252

Iraq:

https://www.facebook.com/reel/2050936945798440

https://www.facebook.com/reel/2264368997697973

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1550570266717943

https://www.facebook.com/reel/895960560220683

https://www.facebook.com/reel/2591420664610329

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1019210550849796

https://www.facebook.com/reel/27466618736329248

https://www.facebook.com/reel/4101135233516823

AI Videos:

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1736808760669275

https://www.facebook.com/reel/2052803158939481