Huge crowds gather as Khamenei funeral ceremonies begin in Iran
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Huge crowds gather as Khamenei funeral ceremonies begin in Iran
Make us preferred on Google A banner with an image of late Supreme Head Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is displayed as individuals gather on the day of a general farewell ceremony to pay their respects to Khamenei, who was martyred on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, in Tehran, Iran July 4, 2026. — Reuters Funeral intended to display Iran's unity and strength. Khamenei ruled Iran from 1989 until his death at age 86. Crowds chant slogans against the United States. Funeral ceremonies for Iran's supreme head Ali Khamenei officially began on Saturday, province television documented, an event drawing thousands and intended to serve as a show of strength to the Islamic republic's foes.
Iranian representatives say they anticipate between 15 and 20 million participants in Tehran alone over the next three days for tributes to the man who ran the country for three-and-a-half decades.
Six days of funeral ceremonies are planned to commemorate Khamenei, who ruled the Islamic republic as its number one from 1989 until his assassination aged 86 on the first day of the US-Israeli conflict with Iran on February 28.
The events will be scrutinised in particular for any signs of Khamenei's son and successor Mojtaba Khamenei, who was named supreme head a week after the killing of his father but is yet to appear in general.
Thousands of mourners carrying red banners — a symbol of vengeance — gathered in the courtyard of Tehran's vast Grand Mosalla religious complex waiting for the arrival of Khamenei's coffin, an AFP reporter witnessed.
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