Iran's agriculture ministry has allocated tens of tons of rice, oil, meat, chicken, sugar, tea, flour and other staples for meal preparation and catering at the funeral ceremonies of late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, according to an Israeli intelligence channel. Separately, former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev will travel to Tehran as President Putin's special envoy to attend the funeral. A US official said Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff held positive talks with regional leaders in Qatar. The Pentagon is preparing to deploy special ground forces to Lebanon to implement the US-brokered Israel-Lebanon agreement, which includes a demand to disarm Hezbollah.
A single Israeli intelligence channel reported Wednesday evening that Iran's agriculture ministry has allocated tens of tons of staple foods — rice, oil, meat, chicken, sugar, tea, flour and other supplies — for catering at the funeral ceremonies of late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, suggesting preparations for mass attendance. The same report stated that former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, currently deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, will travel to Tehran as President Vladimir Putin's special envoy to attend the funeral. The developments come as The Zioneer has tracked the funeral planning over several days: initial reports Wednesday morning local time (08:08 Jerusalem) set the ceremony for July 4–9 at Tehran's Grand Mosallah, with a later update confirming burial in Mashhad and an announcement that the farewell ceremony would begin Saturday morning at 06:00 Jerusalem. A further report at 16:33 Jerusalem indicated Tehran authorities had completed preparations for the multi-city event expected to draw millions. The food allocation and Medvedev attendance are the latest additions to that timeline.
The Zioneer's reporting from the thread shows corroboration has remained thin: the timeline and locations have consistently come from Iranian official statements (governor announcements, Tehran authorities), while specific details about international delegations — such as earlier claims of over 30 countries' officials attending, reported on Tuesday June 30 at 12:46 Jerusalem — have been based on Iranian sources without cross-confirmation. The current report's sourcing is narrower: it comes from a single intelligence channel, with no official Iranian, Russian or US confirmation yet. Broader context from The Zioneer's archive includes an earlier claim, reported Sunday June 21 at 21:20 Jerusalem, that President Donald Trump agreed to a private meeting with Khamenei at Iran's request — a report that also remained unverified from a single channel.
As The Zioneer has reported in recent days (Tuesday June 30, 21:16 Jerusalem), the funeral comes four months after Khamenei's killing in an Israeli-US airstrike, marking a major political and security milestone. The Zioneer also reported Wednesday at 13:04 Jerusalem that India had dispatched a special delegation to Iran led by Bihar Governor and retired General Syed Ata Hasnin. Background context from June 10 (15:36 Jerusalem) noted that Iran's vice president said neighboring countries requested to send over one million mourners, though Iran could not accommodate all requests.
All developments in this latest report — food allocation and Medvedev attendance — remain sourced to a single intelligence channel and have not been independently corroborated or officially confirmed by Iranian, Russian or US authorities.
5 developments
- DevelopingRussian Foreign Minister Lavrov to attend Khamenei funeral
- DevelopingIran deputy says neighbors want to send over 1 million mourners to Khamenei funeral
- DevelopingIndia sends special delegation to Iran for Khamenei funeral
- DevelopingSenior officials from over 30 countries confirm attendance at Khamenei funeral on Friday
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