### [2026-07-9](/feed/2026/07/9/index.md)

##### Impact of the 2026 Iran war on Iran
# The final stage of former Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's state funeral begins in his hometown of Mashhad after previously being delayed by an hour in which Iran said U.S. forces struck a railway bridge northeast in the country en-route to the funeral. 




### Sources:

1. [The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/world/middleeast/khamenei-funeral-iran.html)

### Changes:

1. The final stage of the state funeral of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei begins in his hometown of Mashhad after previously being delayed by an hour in which Iran said U.S. forces struck a railway bridge northeast in the country en-route to the funeral.  _2026-07-09 19:49:58 (First version)_
1. The final stage of former Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's state funeral begins in his hometown of Mashhad after previously being delayed by an hour in which Iran said U.S. forces struck a railway bridge northeast in the country en-route to the funeral.  _(Current version)_

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