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A woman walks past flowers at the Iranian Embassy in Moscow, Monday, March 2, 2026

Video. People lay flowers at makeshift Khamenei memorial in Moscow

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Residents gathered outside the Iranian Embassy in Moscow to lay flowers and pray at a makeshift memorial for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Pro-government Iranians living in Moscow and their supporters gathered outside the Iranian embassy on Monday to lay flowers in remembrance of the late Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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Images showed portraits, flowers and flags placed near the embassy entrance, with police present at the scene.

Several mourners expressed condolences and described his death as a major loss.

The gathering took place amid escalating tensions following US-Israeli strikes on Iran.

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