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Iran Hosts Hamas and Taliban Envoys at Khamenei Rites

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Iran to host dozens of foreign leaders for Khamenei's funeral, with Western nations absent

Iran opened Ali Khamenei's farewell ceremonies to foreign delegations in Tehran on Friday, including Hamas leadership-council chair Mohammad Ismail Darwish, Taliban officials, former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev and delegations from China, Namibia and other states. The wider Russia, Pakistan and Taliban presence was confirmed alongside the absence of major Western leaders. Iran's army commander Amir Hatami vowed revenge at the rites. For Israel, the guest list underlines what Khamenei built: a terror and authoritarian network that should not be rehabilitated by funeral diplomacy.

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