NEW YORK (AP) — Jared Young was plunked with the bases loaded in the eighth inning, sparking a five-run rally that lifted the New York Mets to a 6-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night.
Young took a 90 mph slider off his right elbow by Alex Lange (0-4), who allowed five straight baserunners with two outs. Brett Baty chased Lange with a two-run single and Young scored on a wild pitch by Jose Cuas, who then allowed an RBI single to Francisco Alvarez.
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New York Mets' pitcher Christian Scott throws against the Kansas City Royals during the second inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
Kansas City Royals catcher Carter Jensen, left, watches as New York Mets' A.J. Ewing (9) crosses home plate to score after hitting a home run during the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
New York Mets' Jared Young grabs his helmet after hitting a pop fly ball for an out against the Kansas City Royals during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
New York Mets' Brett Baty reacts after hitting an RBI single against the Kansas City Royals during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
New York Mets' Jared Young reacts after being hit by a pitch during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
Brooks Raley (3-3) worked around Lane Thomas’ double in the eighth.
Rookie A.J. Ewing hit his first career leadoff homer, a 420-foot blast off opener Steven Cruz. Ewing is the fifth Mets player to hit a leadoff homer this season.
Salvador Perez hit an RBI single and Carter Jensen had a run-scoring double for the Royals.
Right fielder Tyler Tolbert went 0 for 3 one night after he finished 5 for 6 and tied the major league record with hits in 12 consecutive plate appearances. But the 28-year-old robbed Francisco Lindor of an RBI extra-base hit with a crashing catch into the wall to end the third.
Cruz struck out two in one inning. Randy Dobnak followed by allowing three hits in 5 2/3 scoreless innings — the longest scoreless outing by a Kansas City reliever since Mike Mayers tossed six scoreless innings against the St. Louis Cardinals on May 29, 2023.
Mets starter Christian Scott allowed three hits and struck out five in five scoreless innings.
The teams combined for 17 hits one night after they had 32 as the Royals overcame a five-run deficit in a 16-12 win.
Royals RHP Michael Wacha (5-6, 3.45 ERA) opposes Mets LHP Sean Manaea (1-4, 5.16 ERA) in the series finale Thursday.
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This story was corrected to show Carter Jensen hit an RBI double instead of a single for the Royals.
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New York Mets' pitcher Christian Scott throws against the Kansas City Royals during the second inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
Kansas City Royals catcher Carter Jensen, left, watches as New York Mets' A.J. Ewing (9) crosses home plate to score after hitting a home run during the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
New York Mets' Jared Young grabs his helmet after hitting a pop fly ball for an out against the Kansas City Royals during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
New York Mets' Brett Baty reacts after hitting an RBI single against the Kansas City Royals during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
New York Mets' Jared Young reacts after being hit by a pitch during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
Iran's dayslong funeral for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei began on Saturday, with authorities shutting down streets, airspace and daily life in Tehran as mourners commemorate the life of the man who led Iran for decades with an iron fist while confronting the West.
Khamenei’s body was taken Wednesday to the Iraqi city of Najaf, holy for millions of Shiite Muslims worldwide, and also to Karbala where Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, was killed in 680 AD. Thousands attended the funeral processions in Iraq before the body was to be returned to Iran.
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The coffin of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is carried by mourners to the Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf, Iraq, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
Mourners gather in prayer during the funeral procession for the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei inside the Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf, Iraq, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
Shiite mourners chant slogans as the perform ritual self-flagellation with chains outside the Imam Hussein Shrine on the eve of funeral ceremonies for the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Karbala, Iraq, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Shiite clerics attend during the funeral procession for the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei inside the Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf, Iraq, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
Posters of Khamenei are displayed along the main streets ahead of the funeral ceremony for Iran's former leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the U.S.-Israeli attacks in Najaf, Iraq, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
The coffin of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is carried by mourners to the Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf, Iraq, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
A truck carrying the coffin of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei makes its way through mourners during a funeral procession in Najaf, Iraq, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
A mourner, draped in an Iranian flag, reacts during funeral prayers for the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf, Iraq, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Mourners gather in prayer during the funeral procession for the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei inside the Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf, Iraq, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
The coffin of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is carried by mourners to the Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf, Iraq, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
Mourners wait for the arrival of the funeral procession of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei outside the Imam Hussein Shrine in Karbala, Iraq, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Mourners chant slogans while gathered in Islamic Revolution Square for the funeral procession of the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei beneath a billboard depicting Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Mourners surround a truck carrying the coffins of the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family during the funeral procession in Tehran, Iran, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
A mourner carries a sign reading "We Will Kill Trump" as people make their way to the funeral procession of the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Uniformed members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps wave a Shiite religious flag during the funeral procession of the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family in Tehran, Iran, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
The truck carrying the coffin of the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family , center , makes its way through mourners during the funeral procession in Tehran, Iran, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) ADDITION - adds that the truck carries also the coffins of other members of his family
Mourners walk through a subway station as they make their way to the funeral procession of the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
The truck carrying the coffins of the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family makes its way through mourners during the funeral procession toward Azadi Tower in Tehran, Iran, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Mourners fill a boulevard as they make their way to the funeral procession of the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Mourners chant and perform mourning rituals as they make their way to the funeral procession of the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Mourners chant while holding flower-framed portraits of the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during Khamenei's funeral procession in Tehran, Iran, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Mourners hold portraits of Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei while gathered in Islamic Revolution Square for the funeral procession of the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Men beat their chests aboard a subway train as they travel to attend the funeral procession of the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Mourners fill a boulevard as they make their way to the funeral procession of the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Mourners chant slogans while gathered in Islamic Revolution Square for the funeral procession of the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei beneath a billboard depicting Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
In this photo released by Iran's Supreme Leader's office, the brothers of Iran's new Supreme Leader, from left, Meysam, Masoud and Mostafa Khamenei, attend funeral prayers over the coffins of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
Mourners gather during funeral ceremonies for slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
A boy peeks from behind a sign depicting Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu overlaid with crosshairs and the words "There will be blood" during funeral ceremonies for slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
A man weeps during funeral ceremonies for slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
A little girl raises her fist from atop a man's shoulders as mourners gather during funeral ceremonies for slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
A man mourns while kneeling with a picture of both Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, right, and Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during funeral ceremonies at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Mourners gather at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque during funeral ceremonies for slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
A woman weeps at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque during funeral ceremonies for the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Water is sprayed over mourners to help cool the crowd during funeral prayers held as part of the dayslong funeral ceremonies for the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family outside the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
A woman carries a portrait of the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei along with Iranian and red flags during the dayslong funeral ceremonies for Khamenei and members of his family outside the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
People walk past a billboard showing the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Islamic Revolution Square in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Mourners pray on a road adjacent to the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque, top, during funeral ceremonies for the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (Hadi Zand/ISNA via AP)
Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard Gen. Ahmad Vahidi, center right, attend a prayer part of the dayslong funeral ceremonies for the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, July 5, 2026.(Seyed Hamed Mousavi/ISNA via AP)
Women mourn as a nearby attendee holds a sign reading "We will kill Trump, Revenge" during the dayslong funeral ceremonies for the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family outside the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
A banner depicting President Donald Trump is held aloft as mourners gather during funeral prayers held as part of the dayslong funeral ceremonies for the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family outside the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Mourners attend funeral prayers held as part of the dayslong funeral service for the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
A banner depicting President Donald Trump is held aloft as mourners gather during funeral prayers held as part of the dayslong funeral ceremonies for the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family outside the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard Gen. Ahmad Vahidi, center left, is surrounded by mourners and security during the dayslong funeral ceremonies for the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
A cleric raises his fist after leading a prayer during the funeral ceremonies for slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Mourners write messages on a wall during the funeral ceremonies for slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
A mourner weeps during the funeral ceremonies for slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
A mourner weeps during the funeral ceremonies for slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Mourners write messages on a wall, including one in English that reads "We will kill Trump," during the funeral ceremonies for slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
A man carries a child holding a red Shiite religious flag outside the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque during the funeral ceremonies for slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Mementoes are written on a barricade placed on the street leading to the residence of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei where he was killed during the U.S. and Israel strike on Feb. 28, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Shops are closed in Tehran old main bazaar due to the dayslong funeral ceremonies for the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, shown in the banner on top, and members of his family, who were killed during the U.S. and Israel strike on Feb. 28, Iran, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
A mourner holds a portrait of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as he walks past a wall bearing messages, including one in English that reads "We will kill Trump," during the funeral ceremonies for Khamenei and members of his family at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
A woman holds a poster of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as she attends the dayslong funeral ceremonies for him and his family at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
A cleric stands as mourners walk through the courtyard of the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque during the dayslong funeral ceremonies for the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Mourners gather for the start of the dayslong funeral ceremonies for the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
The coffins of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family are displayed on a platform before the start of the dayslong funeral ceremonies at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 4, 2026. A Quran verse in Persian on the backdrop reads, "Say, 'I only advise you of one thing: that you stand for Allah, in pairs or individually.'" (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Mourners pray in the shade in a park outside the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque during the funeral ceremonies for the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
The sun rises as a man holds an Iranian flag on the esplanade of the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque before the start of the dayslong funeral ceremonies for slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Mourners attend the start of the dayslong funeral ceremonies for slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
A mourner cools herself with water outside the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque during the funeral ceremonies for slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Mourners attend the start of the dayslong funeral ceremonies for slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
The coffins of slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family are displayed on a stand at the start of the dayslong funeral ceremonies at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
A girl holds a portrait of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as she walks to the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque during his dayslong funeral ceremonies in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
The coffins of slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family are displayed on a platform at the start of the dayslong funeral ceremonies at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Iranian religious leaders and other mourners walk past the coffins of slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family during a viewing ceremony ahead of the dayslong funeral ceremonies at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Friday, July 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) The religious leaders are Iranian, not foreigners
Dignitaries and officials pay their respects before the coffins of slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family during a viewing ceremony ahead of the dayslong funeral ceremonies at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Friday, July 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
The casket of slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's granddaughter, Zahra Mohammadi Golpayegani, is displayed alongside the caskets of Khamenei and other members of his family during a viewing ceremony ahead of the dayslong funeral ceremonies at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Friday, July 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
A portrait of slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and an Iranian flag are displayed in the window of a bookstore ahead of Khamenei's funeral ceremonies, in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Iran's Basij paramilitary forces set up a checkpoint at a square ahead of the funeral ceremonies of slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, shown at the billboard at rear, in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
A man rides a bicycle past a portrait of slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ahead of his dayslong funeral ceremonies in Tehran, Iran, Friday, July 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Revolutionary Guard members and clerics mourn on the esplanade of the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque as preparations are underway ahead of the dayslong funeral ceremonies for slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, Friday, July 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
The coffins of slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center on top, and members of his family are displayed ahead of the dayslong funeral ceremonies at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Friday, July 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Women carry a portrait of slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as they arrive to pay their respects before the coffins of Khamenei and members of his family during a viewing ceremony ahead of the dayslong funeral ceremonies at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Friday, July 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
The coffin of slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is carried into the Mosalla Grand Mosque ahead of his funeral ceremonies in Tehran, Iran, Friday, July 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Mourners cool off under a spray of water as they walk to the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque during the dayslong funeral ceremonies for the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
A mourner weeps as he attends the start of the dayslong funeral ceremonies for slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
A mourner holds a portrait of slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as mourners gather for the start of the dayslong funeral ceremonies for Khamenei and members of his family at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
