Funeral of Iran's former supreme leader Ali Khamenei expected to draw millions

By Sky News Australia

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Millions of people are expected to travel to Tehran over the coming week for the week-long funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei following his death in a joint US-Israeli airstrike. The former Iranian supreme leader's body is lying in state, with a series of funeral processions set to take place throughout the week. Mr Khamenei ruled Iran for 37 years before he was killed in a strike on his residential and government compound in Tehran.

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