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Houthi delegate reportedly stopped after 'doing a Biden' at Khamenei's funeral

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Houthi delegate reportedly stopped after 'doing a Biden' at Khamenei's funeral

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TL;DR

The head of the Houthi delegation to Ayatollah Khamenei's funeral reportedly walked off the designated path—a gesture described as 'doing a Biden'—before being stopped, according to reports from the funeral.

01 · THE DISPATCH

According to reports from the funeral of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the head of the Houthi delegation was observed walking beyond the designated area, a gesture likened to U.S. President Joe Biden's occasional wandering, before being stopped by security. The incident, reported by the source, has not been independently verified. The Houthi delegation is in Iran to attend the funeral.

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