Iran begins dayslong funeral for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Posted on 2026-07-04 13:10:20
Iran has begun a dayslong funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, months after an airstrike killed him when Israel and the US started a war with the Islamic republic.
The ayatollah's casket, ensconced in a glass case, was unveiled at the Grand Mosalla in Tehran about an hour ago.
Iran's government expects to see millions flood the streets of the capital in scenes reminiscent of the burial of the late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, in 1989.
That could provide a boost for the government, particularly as it tries to leverage its hold on the Strait of Hormuz in negotiations with the United States over a permanent end to the war.
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