Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Funeral

Coffin taken to assassination site as Iran prepares for six-day funeral

The public farewell will begin at 6 am local time on July 4 at Tehran's Imam Khomeini Grand Prayer Grounds

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Published: 03 Jul 2026, 11:25 AM Updated: 03 Jul 2026, 03:53 PM

Coffin taken to assassination site as Iran prepares for six-day funeral

The coffins of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his family members are displayed on the day international delegates participate in a farewell ceremony for Khamenei, who was killed on 28 February during Israeli and US airstrikes on Iran, at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Tehran, Iran 3 July 2026. Photo: Reuters

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Iran has begun preparations for the final farewell to former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with state media reporting that his coffin was taken to the site where he was killed during an unannounced ceremony.

According to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), “In an unannounced event, the coffin carrying the body of the martyred leader Ayatollah Khamenei was brought to the site of his martyrdom."

Iraqi officials walk near the coffins of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his family members, on the day international delegates participate in a farewell ceremony for Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 during Israeli and U.S. airstrikes on Iran, at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Tehran, Iran 3 July 2026. REUTERS

The state funeral will begin on 4 July in Tehran and conclude with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s burial in Mashhad on 9 July, with ceremonies also scheduled in Qom in between. Iranian authorities expect the event to draw one of the largest crowds in the country’s history. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has estimated that attendance could reach 20 million people.