Middle East · 3 July 2026 to 18 July 2026 · 19 headlines · Fox News, AP, CNN, Al Jazeera, BBC News, New York Times
Iran begins dayslong funeral for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in war
Iran begins dayslong funeral for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in war: a running story on the front pages of 6 newsrooms from 3 July 2026 to 18 July 2026, 19 headlines over 16 days.
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18 July 2026
10 July 2026
- BBC News US and Iran trade attacks as Khamenei is buried
- BBC News What's next for Iran after the funeral of their late supreme leader?
9 July 2026
- New York Times Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s Funeral
7 July 2026
- AP Mourners throng funeral procession in Tehran for Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
- Al Jazeera Iran reappoints a familiar face to powerful post during Khamenei funeral
6 July 2026
- AP Khamenei's other sons appear at his funeral in Iran as new supreme leader remains in hiding
- BBC News Iran's supreme leader absent as senior officials attend ayatollah's funeral
- Al Jazeera What is the religious and political messaging behind Khamenei’s funeral?
- BBC News Emotion and politics merge in Tehran at funeral of former supreme leader
5 July 2026
- AP Iran begins dayslong funeral for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in war
- BBC News Funeral of Iran's former supreme leader 'intensely political moment'
- New York Times See Photos From Ali Khamenei’s Funeral
- BBC News BBC in Tehran as mourners gather for former supreme leader's funeral
- BBC News Large crowds gather in Tehran on first day of Ayatollah Khamenei's funeral
4 July 2026
- AP Iran prepares for dayslong funeral for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in war
- CNN Iran sends defiant message to Trump with Khamenei’s funeral
- Al Jazeera Mapping Iran’s Ali Khamenei funeral: Where mourners will gather each day