The governor of Tehran announced that the farewell ceremony for the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will begin Saturday at 06:00 Jerusalem time and continue through the following day, according to his statement. The event is the latest addition to a series of funeral ceremonies across Iran that have been reported in recent weeks.
The governor of Tehran announced Wednesday morning that the main farewell ceremony for the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will begin on Saturday at 06:00 AM and run through the following day, according to an official statement carried by Iranian news channels. The event in the capital adds a further leg to an increasingly detailed funeral itinerary that has been reported over the past several weeks.
As The Zioneer has been tracking, Iranian authorities have announced multiple ceremonies for Khamenei since late June: a burial in Mashhad on July 9; ceremonies in Iraq on July 8–9, announced by Tehran Mayor Alireza Zakani on June 17; a ceremony in Qom reported for Tuesday June 22; and a separate Saturday date in Tehran now reported by the governor. The dates and sequence have varied across official and media statements, with some earlier reports mentioning July 4. The funeral process follows Khamenei's elimination earlier this year.
The announcement is the first to specify a Saturday event in the capital. No details have been provided on the procession route in Tehran, expected attendance, or security arrangements. The ceremony is one of several events planned across Iran and Iraq in coming days, with the final burial reportedly set for Mashhad.
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