WIRE โ€” Iran has commenced a week-long state funeral for its late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with thousands of mourners, senior government officials, clerics and foreign dignitaries gathering in Tehran to pay their final respects. Khamenei, who ruled Iran for 37 years, was killed during the opening Israeli-U.S. air strikes that marked the start of the Iran begins week-long funeral for Khamenei as mourners gather in Tehran

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