The coffin of late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has been moved to Imam Khomeini Mosque in Tehran ahead of the funeral procession, according to Israeli media reports Friday morning.
The coffin of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was transferred to Imam Khomeini Mosque in Tehran early Friday morning, according to Israeli media citing Iranian sources. The move came within a sequence of overnight developments: after a farewell ceremony attended by IRGC commander Ahmad Vahidi, the coffin was displayed publicly for the first time, then moved to the mosque, and the body was subsequently reported to have arrived in Tehran. All of these events were reported by multiple outlets at 01:09 Jerusalem time, indicating a coordinated ceremonial phase.
The overnight ceremonies follow the exhumation of Khamenei's body from a temporary grave at the Fatima Masumeh Shrine in Qom on Tuesday, as The Zioneer reported at 18:56 Jerusalem on June 30. The official funeral schedule, first announced on the night of Thursday, July 2, includes processions in multiple Iranian cities and a burial in Mashhad on July 9. Earlier reports also noted that the burial site is being prepared at the mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini, per IRGC Chief of Staff Hassan Zahedi, and that ceremonies are also planned in Iraq on July 8–9, as announced by Tehran Mayor Alireza Zakani.
Attributed background: The Zioneer has previously reported that a funeral complex has been constructed in Tehran, and that the regime's succession process is unfolding under tight security. The transfer of the coffin to Imam Khomeini Mosque — a site deeply associated with the Islamic Republic's founding — signals the formal start of public mourning.
What remains open: The specific timing of the funeral procession from the mosque has not been disclosed, and no independent verification of the coffin's movement from non-Iranian sources has been published. The precise sequence of events in the coming hours remains unclear.
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