(Fixes dateline)NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) July 8 - Mourners marched through Iraq's holy city of Najaf on Wednesday, following the coffin of slain Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as his six-day funeral procession, which drew huge crowds in his home country, pressed on across the border.People carrying large portraits of the late leader gathered along the route and chanted "Death to America" and "Death to Israel" as Khamenei's coffin was driven on a large truck through the streets.

Ali Khamenei's flag-draped coffin, and those of his family killed in an airstrike launched by Israel and the United States, sat on board a truck. | World News

The funeral procession for Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei set out Monday morning through the streets of Tehran, according to state television, on the third day…

Memorial ceremonies laden with political and religious messaging

The funeral ceremonies will continue in Qom before moving to the Iraqi holy cities of Najaf and Karbala.