Iran to hold funeral for slain supreme leader on July 4-9

People gather to stage a demonstration after the announcement that Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been killed in U.S.-Israeli attacks in Tehran, Iran on March 01, 2026. [Fatemeh Bahrami – Anadolu Agency]

Iran will hold funeral procedures for the country’s slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei between July 4 and July 9, Iranian state media reported on Saturday.

The program will include a farewell ceremony in the capital Tehran on July 4-5. Then, funeral ceremonies will be held in Tehran on July 6 and in Qom on July 7.

On July 9, Khamenei will be buried in the Imam Reza Shrine in the city of Mashhad following a funeral ceremony there on July 18.

Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli strikes that began against Iran on Feb. 28. The attacks have also killed several senior Iranian military commanders and government officials.

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