A woman holds a sign depicting US President Donald Trump as mourners gather on the day of the burial of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Mashhad, Iran on July 9, 2026. — Reuters
A woman holds a sign depicting US President Donald Trump as mourners gather on the day of the burial of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Mashhad, Iran on July 9, 2026. — Reuters
Mourners display an anti-US banner as they arrive near Imam Reza’s shrine for the funeral of slain Iranian leader Ali Khamenei and members of his family in Mashhad early on July 9, 2026.  — AFP
Mourners display an anti-US banner as they arrive near Imam Reza’s shrine for the funeral of slain Iranian leader Ali Khamenei and members of his family in Mashhad early on July 9, 2026. — AFP
A child pokes a banner depicting US President Donald Trump as mourners gather on the day of the burial of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Mashhad, Iran on July 9, 2026. — Reuters
A child pokes a banner depicting US President Donald Trump as mourners gather on the day of the burial of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Mashhad, Iran on July 9, 2026. — Reuters
A woman holds an anti-Trump sign as mourners gather during a funeral procession on the day of the burial of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Mashhad, Iran on July 9, 2026. — Reuters
A woman holds an anti-Trump sign as mourners gather during a funeral procession on the day of the burial of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Mashhad, Iran on July 9, 2026. — Reuters

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