WATCH: Truck Carrying Khamenei's Coffin Surrounded by Hundreds of Thousands of Mourners in Qom!

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Hundreds of thousands of black-clad mourners flooded the holy city of Qom on Tuesday, entirely surrounding the convoy vehicle transporting the casket of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. State television broadcast live helicopter footage of the sweeping crowds marching toward the historic Jamkaran Mosque, an event marking the middle phase of an expansive, multi-day national funeral itinerary following the 86-year-old cleric's death in a devastating joint U.S.-Israeli airstrike on February 28. While massive banners displayed images of the late leader alongside his successor and son, the newly appointed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, the younger cleric remained noticeably absent from the public ceremonies. Intelligence analysts suggest the new leader remains in hiding due to severe security protocols, following reports that he was wounded in the initial decapitation strike and faces active targeted threats from Israel. In response to the high-stakes security

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