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Iran Begins Procession for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's Funeral

  • On Monday, July 6, 2026, Iran began a funeral procession in Tehran for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with authorities shutting down streets and airspace to facilitate the ceremony.
  • Following the February 28 airstrike by Israel and the United States, Khamenei's flag-draped coffin and those of four family members will be transported by truck to Mehrabad International Airport.
  • While Mostafa, Meysam, and Masoud Khamenei prayed at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, Mojtaba, the son who succeeded him as Iran's supreme leader, did not appear.
  • Staging a week of mass processions, the Islamic Republic plans to demonstrate public devotion by transporting remains to Shiite religious sites in neighboring Iraq.
  • Burial is scheduled for Thursday at the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad, while U.S. negotiations regarding the Strait of Hormuz remain on hold until after interment.
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Follow live the news of this Monday, July 6, 2026 regarding the conflict in the Middle East. ...

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About four months after his killing, Iran's head of state, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is to be buried.In Tehran's million-dollar metropolis, his body is to be led through the city.Before the funeral of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, his body is to be led in a procession through Tehran's million-dollar metropolis.The funeral procession for the former religious leader began in the east of the capital and leads across the central main …

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The funeral procession for slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and three members of his family began in Tehran on Monday, state television reported.

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ROME, 06 LUG - The funeral procession for the ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Iranian supreme leader killed at the beginning of the war against the United States and Israel, followed by a huge crowd, according to reports from the state broadcaster IRIB (ANSA) began in Tehran.

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The Washington Post broke the news on Sunday, July 5, 2026.
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