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Iran Prepares Massive Khamenei Funeral, Warns US and Israel Against Any Attack
The seven-day ceremony will include processions across Iranian cities and Iraqi holy sites, with officials expecting 15 to 20 million attendees.
- On Saturday, July 4, 2026, Iran begins a six-day state funeral for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with his body displayed in Tehran before processions across five cities culminate in burial at Mashhad on July 9.
- Delayed by the ongoing war, the funeral honors Khamenei, who led the Islamic Republic for 37 years before his death in a joint US-Israeli airstrike on February 28, the first day of the conflict.
- Authorities have mobilized 2,500 ambulances, 21 helicopters, and thousands of rescue personnel to manage an estimated 15 to 20 million mourners, with officials describing the event as potentially the largest funeral in the country's history.
- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and representatives from around 40 countries are attending the ceremonies to convey condolences, highlighting Tehran's efforts to project regional influence and legitimacy during the ongoing conflict.
- Mystery surrounds Mojtaba Khamenei, the new Supreme Leader appointed in March, who has remained out of public view since being wounded in the February 28 attack that killed his father, fueling questions about his attendance and leadership stability.
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FUNERAL BEGINS FOR SLAIN IRAN SUPREME LEADER
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·Billings, United States
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Iran is holding mourning ceremonies for Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed in Israeli-American attacks in late February. Thousands of mourners gathered at his coffin in Tehran, with more than ten million people expected in the city.
The public portion of the funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country's former supreme spiritual and political leader, began Saturday morning in the Iranian capital, Tehran. Up to ten million people are expected to attend the ceremonies over the course of six days.
·Poland
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Iran began the several-day funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei this Saturday, months after the country's supreme leader died in an air strike at the beginning of the...
·Madrid, Spain
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