The funeral procession of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is underway in Tehran and is expected to continue through Monday evening, according to the channel reporting from the scene.
The funeral procession of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei continued in Tehran on Sunday, with the event expected to last through Monday evening, according to reports from the scene. The procession is part of a multi-day schedule that has included earlier events in Tehran and planned ceremonies in Qom and Mashhad.
Early Sunday morning (02:54 Jerusalem), The Zioneer reported that Iranian opposition channels mocked the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' claim of approximately 20 million mourners, with a widely-circulated quote stating, "Was that the entire funeral of 20 million people? You couldn't even fill the mosque courtyard." Unverified reports at the same time described heavy traffic congestion and tens of thousands of attendees. Subsequent reporting confirmed that turnout was notably lower than earlier projections of millions, though official ceremonies continued.
The Zioneer had previously reported on the initial expectations: on Friday, July 3, at 13:10 Jerusalem, the desk's correspondent cited Iranian preparations for 20 million attendees from Tehran alone, and at 16:35, Iranian media reported a six-day funeral schedule. In contrast, actual attendance has been far lower, with the IRGC's claims unsubstantiated by independent reporting.
The exact number of participants remains unverified, and the source channel did not provide updated crowd estimates. Reports of foreign delegations and attendance by Hamas and Nasrallah's son were based on single sources and have not been independently confirmed. The continuation of the procession through Monday evening is based on the reporting from the scene, with no further details on the schedule or participants.
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