Iran Buries Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Mashhad Shrine After Mass Processions
State media said the burial capped a week of processions and mourning ceremonies after his death in US and Israeli airstrikes.
- On Thursday, July 9, 2026, Iran buried late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Imam Reza Holy Shrine in Mashhad, concluding weeklong funeral processions across the Islamic Republic and Iraq.
- Khamenei, who led the Islamic Republic for 37 years, died following February 28 US and Israeli airstrikes, prompting massive processions amid renewed conflict despite a recently agreed-upon truce.
- Chanting slogans in Mashhad, crowds shouted 'Death to America' and 'Kill Trump,' while more than 43 million mourners reportedly attended tribute ceremonies across the region, including around 10 million in Najaf and Karbala.
- Early Friday, official reports confirmed the burials of Khamenei and four family members assassinated alongside him were completed, though his successor, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, remained hidden from public view.
- Backed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Mojtaba was appointed by a clerical assembly in early March and now dominates Iranian strategic thinking amid ongoing economic and security challenges.
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