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Khamenei declares five days of mourning in Iran

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, has declared five days of public mourning for slain Hezbollah chief Nasrallah. 

"I … offer my condolences for the martyrdom of the great Nasrallah and his martyred companions and announce five days of public mourning in Islamic Iran," Khamenei said in a statement.