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Five others were killed when a residential area in the holy city of Qom was hit, according to the state-run IRAN daily newspaper.
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Max Burman, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
And in Jerusalem, for the first time in centuries, Catholic leaders have been barred from the holy city’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday, according to church leaders.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
Khamenei went on to pursue theology, a path that led him to the holy city of Qom to study under — and build relationships with — ultra-conservative religious clerics.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 9 Mar. 2026
The younger Khamenei was born in the holy city of Mashhad in Iran’s northeast in 1969 as the family’s second-oldest son.
—Patrick Sykes, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026
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Max Burman, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
And in Jerusalem, for the first time in centuries, Catholic leaders have been barred from the holy city’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday, according to church leaders.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
Khamenei went on to pursue theology, a path that led him to the holy city of Qom to study under — and build relationships with — ultra-conservative religious clerics.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 9 Mar. 2026
The younger Khamenei was born in the holy city of Mashhad in Iran’s northeast in 1969 as the family’s second-oldest son.
—Patrick Sykes, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026
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“Holy city.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holy%20city. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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