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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Iran's funeral for slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has drawn delegations from more than 70 countries, including Russia and Hamas, even as his son and successor Mojtaba Khamenei remains unseen in public and Iranian officials issue fresh warnings of retaliation against the U.S. and Israel.
Its coffin remains exposed in the Great Mosalá, a vast religious complex in the capital
Four months after his murder, Iran dismisses Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with a huge one-week funeral that will paralyze five cities between Iran and Iraq.
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.
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