Funeral for Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei begins in Tehran
The six‑day funeral for the late Ayatollah, who was killed on 28 February 2026, started on 4 July in Tehran and will conclude with burial in Mashhad on 9 July.
The funeral for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei began on 4 July 2026 in Tehran and is scheduled to last six days, with burial set for 9 July 2026 in Mashhad. A related ceremony is planned for Qom on 7 July as part of the funeral arrangements.
According to reports from Indian, Middle‑East independent and Western outlets, millions of people gathered in Tehran for the funeral. Other outlets report that tens of thousands of mourners gathered in the capital.
Al‑Monitor reported that Khamenei’s body arrived at Tehran’s Grand Mosalla ahead of the funeral. DW described the funeral as a descriptive superlative gathering in Tehran’s history. GDELT noted that tens of thousands of mourners were present.
GDELT also reported that Mojtaba Khamenei assumed leadership after his father’s death but did not attend the ceremony.
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