Shafaq News-Najaf
Najaf GovernorYusuf Kanawi coordinated on Monday with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchion arrangements for the official funeral procession of the late Iranian SupremeLeader Ali Khamenei, whose body is scheduled to arrive in Iraq on June 8.
According to astatement from the governor's media office, the meeting covered service,security, and social arrangements specific to the ceremony.
Earlier today,the government spokesman Haider al-Aboudi said Iraq has approved a request fromIran to hold the official funeral procession for Khamenei.
Khamenei waskilled in American-Israeli airstrikes targeting Tehran on February 28, aftermore than three decades as Supreme Leader. He was succeeded by his son, MojtabaKhamenei.