Ahead of the funeral ceremonies, the coffin of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was transferred to the Imam Khomeini Mosque in Tehran, according to reports.
The coffin of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was transferred to the Imam Khomeini Mosque in Tehran during the early hours of Friday morning, ahead of the funeral ceremonies. The move follows a series of public displays overnight, including the first official display of the coffin in Tehran, as reported by journalist Asaf Rosenzweig at 01:09 Jerusalem. The transfer marks another stage in the funeral preparations, which have been underway for several months.
Earlier on Friday morning, at 01:09 Jerusalem, Iranian authorities displayed Khamenei's coffin for the first time in Tehran, according to multiple reports. That development came after an earlier farewell ceremony attended by IRGC commander Ahmad Vahidi, who was seen alongside the coffin, as reported by Israeli media. The sequence of events — from the initial farewell ceremony to the public display and now the transfer to the mosque — reflects the regime's careful orchestration of the funeral proceedings.
As previously reported by The Zioneer, the funeral schedule spans multiple cities, with a burial date set for July 9 in Mashhad. The regime has constructed a massive funeral complex at the Musalla complex in Tehran, as images revealed earlier this week. The transfer of the coffin to the Imam Khomeini Mosque is part of this broader, multi-day plan, which began with the exhumation of the body from a temporary grave in Qom on Tuesday.
It remains unclear what specific ceremonies are planned at the Imam Khomeini Mosque or when the coffin will be moved further. The exact timing of the public viewing and the subsequent procession to other cities has not been confirmed by Iranian authorities, though earlier reports had indicated a multi-city itinerary ahead of the July 9 burial.
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