US EditionAyatollah Ali Khamenei To Be Buried in Mashhad Amid Security Concerns
Preparations for Khamenei's burial at Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad continue amid regional tensions; a large Tehran farewell ceremony was postponed due to expected unprecedented turnout.
- On March 04, 2026, Fars reported Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will be buried in Mashhad, Iran's second-largest city, at the Imam Reza shrine where his father is also interred.
- After his killing on Saturday, authorities said power was temporarily vested in a three-man interim council including the president, head of judiciary, and a jurist.
- At 10 p.m. on Wednesday, Tehran's Imam Khomeini Mosalla will open for a large farewell ceremony, allowing the public to pay respects, officials said.
- Reports suggest Mojtaba Khamenei is poised to succeed, and Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz warned `any leader selected by the Iranian terror regime... will be a target for assassination,' on Wednesday.
- After strikes on the Iranian sites including the Assembly of Experts building in Qom and IRGC targets, Fars reported security concerns may delay the assembly's final meeting.
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