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This is a thread specifically for the war, not a general megathread (use the pinned /c/genzedong thread for that).
Please keep related news in this thread rather than making separate posts. Remember to include sources and avoid spreading rumours.
— 🇮🇷 This weekend, the funeral ceremony of Martyr Ayatollah Khamenei, 2nd Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, will begin.
Attendance is estimated at 30-40 million in Iran and 5-10 million in Iraq.
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— For reference: Imam Khomeini’s funeral in 1989 attracted 10.2 million people in the city of Tehran alone
It’s the largest funeral attendance in recorded history, according to the Guiness Book of World Records.
@Middle_East_Spectator
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I knew 12-15million was way too low.
I’m pretty sure that’s expected for Iraq, which wouldn’t surprise me.