According to a report by security analyst Yair Goldblatt, the body of late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is now leaving Iran and continuing to the city of Najaf in Iraq. The report is unverified and based on a single source.
Earlier this evening, The Zioneer reported a single unverified claim that Khamenei's body was at Najaf Airport in Iraq. A new report, attributed to security analyst Yair Goldblatt, now states that the body is leaving Iran and continuing to Najaf. The shift in the reported location — from being at the airport to being en route from Iran — suggests that either the earlier report was inaccurate or that the body is now being transported. The Zioneer has previously reported on preparations at Najaf Airport to receive the coffin, and on the exhumation of the body from a temporary grave in Qom. The funeral itinerary, as announced by Iranian state TV, includes ceremonies in Najaf and Karbala. This latest report, if accurate, marks the movement of the body across an international border, a significant development in the post-Khamenei funeral process. The report remains unconfirmed by independent sources.
4 developments
- StrongIranian sources say Khamenei's body exhumed from temporary grave in Qom
- DevelopingIranian President Pezeshkian and IRGC Quds Force Commander Qaani Land in Najaf, Iraq
- DevelopingIranian state TV: part of Khamenei's funeral to be held in Iraq's Shiite holy cities
- StrongIranian media: Khamenei funeral ceremony to be held in Qom on Tuesday
Source and signal
- Internal intake