Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attends a farewell ceremony for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, for international delegates at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Tehran, Iran, on July 3, 2026. — Reuters
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attends a farewell ceremony for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, for international delegates at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Tehran, Iran, on July 3, 2026. — Reuters
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Chief Justice of Iran Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei and Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf attend a farewell ceremony for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, for international delegates at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Tehran, Iran, on July 3, 2026. — Reuters
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Chief Justice of Iran Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei and Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf attend a farewell ceremony for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, for international delegates at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Tehran, Iran, on July 3, 2026. — Reuters
Hassan Khomeini, grandson of the first Iranian Supreme Leader Ruhollah Khomeini, attends a farewell ceremony for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, for international delegates at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Tehran, Iran on July 3, 2026. — Reuters
Hassan Khomeini, grandson of the first Iranian Supreme Leader Ruhollah Khomeini, attends a farewell ceremony for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, for international delegates at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Tehran, Iran on July 3, 2026. — Reuters
Women gather near the coffins of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his family members, as international delegates participate in a farewell ceremony for Khamenei, at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Tehran, Iran on July 3, 2026. — Reuters
Women gather near the coffins of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his family members, as international delegates participate in a farewell ceremony for Khamenei, at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Tehran, Iran on July 3, 2026. — Reuters

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Unfinished business
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Unfinished business

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Abuse cycle
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Abuse cycle

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Closing the gap
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Closing the gap

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Lahore tragedy
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Data policy
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