Mass grief in Iran at Khamenei funeral after US, Israel war killing
Millions of mourners gathered in Tehran for the week-long funeral of Supreme Leader Khamenei, killed in a February US-Israeli airstrike that also claimed family members.
- On Monday, July 6, 2026, massive crowds filled Tehran's streets for the funeral procession of slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with mourners chanting for vengeance and the death of U.S. President Donald Trump.
- Iran's state funeral follows the February 28, 2026, airstrike by the United States and Israel that killed Khamenei and four family members, ending his 36-year rule and triggering the week-long ceremonies.
- His successor, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, remained absent, reportedly recovering from injuries sustained in the same February attack, while mourners displayed effigies of Trump and demanded revenge.
- Following the Tehran procession, the body will travel to Qom on Tuesday and Iraq's shrine cities on Wednesday, with burial scheduled for Thursday, July 9, 2026, at the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad.
- Tehran is attempting to convert wartime endurance into strategic leverage over global energy supplies at the Strait of Hormuz, with permanent truce negotiations remaining on hold until the funeral concludes.
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Mourners throng funeral procession in Tehran for Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei - The Boston Globe
Khamenei’s flag-draped coffin, and those of his family members who were killed Feb. 28 in an airstrike at the start of the war launched by Israel and the United States.
Iran Turns Khamenei Funeral Into an Open Call to Kill President Trump
Iran wanted the world to see a strong regime this week. Instead it showed the world a mob screaming for President Trump’s death. On July 6, 2026, huge crowds packed Tehran for the funeral procession of slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The chants were the same ones the regime has shouted for decades. Death to America. Death to Israel. This time mourners added a personal target. Signs called for President Trump’s assassination, and a Trump effig…
Iranians attending the funeral procession for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday called for revenge and expressed their opposition to negotiations with those responsible for the death of the supreme leader.
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