{"id":6783,"date":"2026-07-02T23:48:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T18:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newskick.in\/?p=6783"},"modified":"2026-07-03T02:31:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T21:01:44","slug":"mehbooba-mufti-jk-politicians-fly-to-iran-for-khamenei-funeral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newskick.in\/?p=6783","title":{"rendered":"Mehbooba Mufti, J&amp;K politicians fly to Iran for Khamenei funeral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/mehbooba-mufti-jk-politicians-fly-to-iran-for-khamenei-funeral\/articleshow\/132145689.cms\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"10\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/photo\/132145689.cms\" \/><\/a>Mehbooba Mufti, the sole non-Shia politician from J&amp;K and Ladakh, flew to Tehran for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei&#8217;s funeral, an event arranged with a special aircraft due to suspended commercial flights. 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