Iran Announces Funeral and Burial Dates for Late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
Iran announced that funeral processions for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will begin on July 4, 2026, with burial set for July 9, 2026. Khamenei was killed in Israeli and U.S. strikes on Iran in February 2026. The funeral will take place in Tehran and Qom, with burial in Mashhad.
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State media in Iran reported on Saturday, June 13, that the funeral and burial of Ali Khamenei, former leader of the Islamic Republic, will be held from July 4 to July 9, 2026
Iran’s state-run news agency said on Saturday funeral processions for its former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, would be held in July, as mediators say an agreement to end the war is close. The funeral, burial, and farewell ceremonies for Khamenei would take place between July 4 and 9, Iran’s state-run television IRIB reported. Khamenei was killed in the opening salvo of the war that Israel and the United States launched against Iran in late February. He has since been replaced by his...
Funeral ceremonies will take place in Tehran and Qom before a burial in his home town of Mashhad.
Khamenei, was killed in Israeli and U.S. strikes on Iran in February