Representatives from the Iranian-backed Iraqi militia umbrella Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) have arrived in Tehran for funeral ceremonies, according to a report by defense and Middle East analyst Yair Goldblatt.
Representatives of the Iraqi Hashed al-Shaabi — the state-sponsored umbrella of predominantly Shia militias with close ties to Iran's IRGC — have arrived in Tehran to attend funeral ceremonies, according to a post by defense and Middle East analyst Yair Goldblatt on X (formerly Twitter). The report did not specify which operatives or which ceremony. This development follows an earlier bulletin Friday at 12:38 Jerusalem that reported the arrival of international delegations in Tehran as the funeral of late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei began, with his coffin having been moved to Imam Khomeini Mosque.
3 developments
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- DevelopingIranian militia joins Ashura rituals in Khomeyni Shahr, Isfahan
- DevelopingIranian parliament speaker meets Amal delegation in Tehran
- DevelopingIranian state TV: part of Khamenei's funeral to be held in Iraq's Shiite holy cities
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- Internal intake