Iran’s supreme leader’s coffin arrives in Najaf

Mourners wrestle over Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s coffin during funeral procession

However, strikes from both sides in the Persian Gulf Tuesday and into Wednesday raised risks that the interim agreement to end the monthslong war that engulfed the Mideast could break down.

Khamenei’s body arrived late Tuesday in Najaf, where it was received by senior officials from both countries.

The remains of Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have been carried through two of Shia Islam's holiest shrines in neighbouring Iraq, as funeral ceremonies continue for a fifth day.