Khamenei's Body Arrives in Najaf for Shia Holy City Processions
🕌 NAJAF — Khamenei's funeral crosses into Iraq; the street politics just went regional. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Najaf is Shia Islam's spiritual capital — the procession activates networks across Iraq, Lebanon, and the Gulf that Tehran cannot fully control. For Mojtaba's handlers, mass grief in foreign streets is legitimacy fuel. For Washington, Doha resumes post-July 9 against a backdrop of transnational mourning that hardens Iran's public posture.
