Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends ceremony in Tehran
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speeks to the crowd during a ceremony marking the 22th anniversary of death of Iranian late supreme leader Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini at Khomieni’s shrine in Tehran, Iran on June 4, 2011. Photo is official handout from Khamenei's office. UPI
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