Iran Announces Three-Day State Funeral for Late Supreme Leader Khamenei
- Ali Khamenei, who led Iran for nearly 37 years, was killed in his home in central Tehran on February 28.
- A state funeral originally scheduled for March 4 was postponed due to the ongoing Middle East war.
- Tehran Deputy Mayor Mohammad Amin Tavakolizadeh said the funeral will be held in Tehran, Qom, and Mashhad, with Tehran's ceremony lasting at least 24 hours and expecting up to 20 million attendees.
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After his death, Ali Khamenei took over the country until he was assassinated on 28 February on the first day of Israeli-American attacks on Iran.
Iran eyes Mashhad shrine as resting place for slain supreme leader
Iran is studying several burial sites within the precincts of the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad for its slain supreme leader, with officials saying interment could be completed within 24 hours of a final decision.
Iran planning three-day funeral for late Khamenei: Official
“The burial place of the martyred Imam will be in the holy shrine of Imam Reza (peace be upon him) according to his will and the advice of his relatives, and he will rest there,” Mohammad Amin Tavakolizadeh, deputy mayor of Tehran, was cited by the state-owned IRNA news agency as saying.
Three days of funeral are planned and 20 million people are expected in several Iranian cities mid-June to pay tribute to the former Ayatollah. The exact dates of the event are not yet known.
4 months on, Khamenei's body to be taken out in funeral procession; burial near Imam Reza shrine
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Funeral Date: Nearly four months after his assassination, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's body will be taken out for a funeral procession. Khamenei will be laid to rest in Iran's holy city of Mashhad, beside Imam Reza, in keeping with the late Ayatollah's final wish. Over 20 million mourners are likely to attend his funeral.
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