Iran to bury slain Supreme Leader in culmination of mass funeral
Iran’s state funeral for Ali Khamenei ends with burial at the Shrine of Imam Reza as U.S. strikes kill at least 14 people, officials said.
- Iran is holding the burial of its slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday evening at the Shrine of Imam Reza in his hometown of Mashhad, concluding a massive, weeklong state funeral.
- The multi-day mourning procession drew millions of participants across five major cities in both Iran and Iraq, serving as a highly choreographed effort by the clerical establishment to project authority and national continuity.
- The final rituals coincide with a fresh surge of military conflict in the Middle East, as the United States launched new retaliatory airstrikes on Iran following recent attacks on shipping vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Khamenei's newly appointed successor and son, Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, remained entirely hidden from public view during the ceremonies, with officials previously noting he was disfigured and injured in the February airstrikes that killed his father.
- Alongside the former Supreme Leader, authorities are burying several family members who died in the same initial strike, including his daughter, son-in-law, and an infant granddaughter, amid intense public calls for revenge from hardline mourners.
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Tens of thousands of people gathered ahead of the funeral procession of Iran's former supreme leader Ali Khamenei.
The remains of the Supreme Leader killed in an attack by Israel and the United States arrived in Mashhad for burial in the most sacred place of Shiite Islamism in Iran.The final part of the funerals are carried out in a tense environment due to the resumption of U.S. bombings.
Khamenei burial marks end of six days of public mourning
TEHRAN — Huge crowds gathered in the eastern holy city of Mashhad on Thursday as Iran prepares to bury slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.The burial in Khamenei’s hometown on Thursday follows a week of mass funeral processions, rallies and mourning ceremonies held across Iran, including a day dedicated to neighboring Iraq.The final stage of the funeral procession for Khamenei was delayed by several hours on Thursday after days of public…
Khamenei's body arrives in Mashhad, expected to be buried after weeklong procession through Iran
While his son and successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, is still hidden from public view after being disfigured in the strike that killed his father, his other three sons are expected to assist the ceremony.
In Iraq, millions of people take to the streets to mourn the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. His body is to be buried today after returning home - but in Iran there is a different mood before the state funeral than in the neighbouring country.
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