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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Michael Segalov

Extra Edition: Iran mourns Khamenei united against Trump – and uncertain of its future

Mourners carry the coffin of Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei during a funeral procession at the Imam Ali shrine in Iraq's holy city of Najaf on 8 July.
Mourners carry the coffin of Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei during a funeral procession at the Imam Ali shrine in Iraq's holy city of Najaf on 8 July. Photograph: Qassem Al-Kaabi/AFP/Getty Images

Good afternoon. This is an interruption to your regular First Edition programming.

I appreciate it’s unusual for us to make a post-breakfast appearance in your inbox. Only, all week we’ve wanted to bring you an update on events inside Iran, and quite honestly, Nigel “making money is not a crime” Farage just kept getting in the way. And so today, we bring you this one-off Extra Edition.

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