The funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Mashhad has been delayed by several hours, reportedly because strikes on bridges and access roads near the city impeded the route. The delay was announced this morning; earlier reports attributed the delay to extended ceremonies in Iraq.
The funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Mashhad has been delayed further, now attributed to strikes on bridges and access roads near the city, according to a single source. The delay, originally announced at 00:36 Jerusalem due to extended ceremonies in Iraq, is now reported to be caused by infrastructure damage that disrupted the route to the burial site. The new report, filed at 09:01 Jerusalem, cites a source claiming the strikes impeded the main access route.
The Zioneer's thread on the funeral began at 00:36 Jerusalem, first reporting thousands of mourners in Karbala (single report from Iraq). A second version at the same time noted the coffin was en route to Iran. The third version, also at 00:36 Jerusalem, reported that authorities in Mashhad delayed the burial citing the large crowd in Iraq, with unverified reports suggesting an attack on the Tehran–Mashhad railway. At 08:42 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that Iran suspended train traffic between Tehran and Mashhad following strikes, corroborating the infrastructure disruption. The current update introduces a new cause: strikes on bridges and access roads, from a single source.
The strikes in Mashhad are part of broader reported attacks on Iranian infrastructure. As The Zioneer reported earlier, Iran suspended rail services on the Tehran–Mashhad line following strikes. The background context includes reports of US strikes on southern Iran, though the direct link between those strikes and the bridge attacks near Mashhad has not been confirmed.
The new cause of the delay is based on a single source, and the status of the funeral procession and the revised schedule remain unconfirmed. The relationship between the bridge strikes and the broader reported attacks in southern Iran is unclear.
5 developments
- StrongIranian sources say Khamenei's body exhumed from temporary grave in Qom
- DevelopingHamas delegation attends Khamenei's funeral in Tehran
- 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
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