The funeral ceremonies for the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei have begun in Tehran, according to Iranian organizers. His body has arrived at the prepared site, and delegations from around the world are passing by the coffins of Khamenei and family members killed alongside him in the February 28 strike.
Funeral ceremonies for Ali Khamenei, the late Supreme Leader of Iran, officially began in Tehran on Friday morning, with his body arriving at the prepared site, according to Iranian organizers. The ceremonies follow the schedule announced earlier: a public condolence reception from 08:00 to roughly 12:00, and a separate high-level ceremony for foreign delegations from some 100 countries at around 14:00, as reported by the Iranian Foreign Ministry. The current event marks the formal start of a multi-city procession that is expected to peak with burial in Mashhad on July 9.
As The Zioneer reported at 00:07 on Friday, the regime had announced the official funeral schedule, detailing the processions across several cities. By 07:02, Israeli intelligence sources indicated that Iran had begun farewell ceremonies. At 07:44, The Zioneer reported that the funeral procession had already begun in Tehran, with millions expected. Later, at 09:31, Iranian state media reported that delegations from approximately 100 countries were attending. The reporting has evolved from initial official announcements to on-the-ground confirmation by Iranian media, though the figures remain sourced to Iranian organizers.
The strike that killed Khamenei was part of Operation Roaring Lion, the joint US-Israel operation on February 28. The regime has prepared for the funeral for months, including exhuming the body from a temporary grave in Qom, as The Zioneer reported on June 30. Images of the funeral complex at the Musalla site in Tehran were published on June 30, showing the scale of preparations. The burial in Mashhad, Khamenei's birthplace, is scheduled for July 9.
It remains unclear which foreign leaders will attend in person, though Iranian organizers have stated that delegations from 100 countries are participating. The actual number of attendees, both domestic and international, has not been independently verified.
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