The Iranian Foreign Ministry announced that condolence receptions for Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will begin Friday at 08:00 and continue until roughly 12:00 noon in Tehran, according to reports from Abu Ali Express. A separate ceremony at around 14:00 will include high-ranking officials and political figures from some 100 countries.
Iran's Foreign Ministry on Thursday afternoon provided a detailed timetable for Friday's condolence receptions for the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed in late February during the initial strike of Operation Roar of the Lion. According to the statement, public mourning begins at 08:00 local time and ends around 12:00. A separate ceremony at approximately 14:00 will include foreign dignitaries—among them heads of state, government, parliament speakers, foreign ministers, and special envoys from roughly 100 countries, the ministry said.
The announcement refines the previously reported funeral itinerary. As The Zioneer has reported, the schedule began with a four-day program starting July 4 in Tehran, with the main burial set for July 9 in Mashhad. Earlier bulletins noted that tens of millions were expected to attend, and that officials in Qom had warned of extreme heat, prompting early-morning ceremonies. The Foreign Ministry's Thursday update adds specificity to the first day's public hours but does not alter the broader timeline.
The source is a single report from Abu Ali Express quoting the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman. No other independent corroboration is available at this time for the precise timing or attendance figures; the bulletin is framed as Developing.
2 developments
- StrongIranian media: Khamenei funeral ceremony to be held in Qom on Tuesday
- DevelopingKhamenei funeral reportedly set for July 4, US Independence Day
- DevelopingIranian regime publishes official funeral schedule for Khamenei, burial set for July 9
- DevelopingIranian government announces Tehran closure on Tuesday, national mourning on Thursday for Khamenei burial
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