Iran Prepares Massive Khamenei Funeral, Warns US and Israel Against Any Attack
Officials expect 15 million to 20 million mourners as the state funeral becomes a test of support for Iran’s theocracy after the war.
- 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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At the funeral of the Iranian Supreme Guide Ali Khamenei, killed in the war raid by the U.S. and Israel on 28 February, will also participate a Shiite who lived in Italy for twenty years who spoke with the AdnKronos. It is the hojjatoleslam (in the Shiite current, lower grade only than that of the Ayatollah) Mostafa Milani Amin. "I will participate in the funerals, God willing, with great recollection - he says in the interview - With the martyr…
More than 20 million people to take to streets for Iranian Ayatollah's funeral... on July 4
More than 20 million people are to take to the streets of Tehran for the Iranian Ayatollah's funeral on July 4. The funeral of Ali Khamenei, Iran's former supreme leader, is due to take place this weekend. He was killed by an Israeli air strike on his home on February 28, the opening day of the US-Israeli operation against Iran, called Epic Fury. The 86-year-old was killed alongside several other family members. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say…
Six days of national mourning between faith, politics and security. The corpse of the former Iranian Supreme Guide arrived today at the Grand Mosall in Tehran. In hundreds already waiting for the burning room
Former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will be buried in Tehran, Iran. It will take place over several days and in several cities. SVT's Middle East correspondent Samir Abu Eid is on site.
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