The multi-day funeral ceremonies will end with Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's burial in his hometown of Mashhad on Thursday.
The multi-day funeral ceremonies will end with Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's burial in his hometown of Mashhad on Thursday. People attend a funeral procession for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on Feb 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, in Karbala, Iraq, Jul 8, 2026.
Add CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results. MASHAD, Iran: Iranians were preparing on Thursday to bury their slain leader Ali Khamenei in his hometown of Mashhad in northeast Iran, asBut just as the funeral rites headed into their final day, the US launched new strikes on Iran in retaliation forFollowing a marathon procession through the holy cities of Najaf and Karbala in neighbouring Iraq on Wednesday, he was to reach his final place of rest in the holy city of Mashhad.
A vehicle carrying the coffin of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei makes its way as people attend Khamenei's funeral procession, in Najaf, Iraq, Jul 8, 2026. People attend a funeral procession for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on Feb 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, at the Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf, Iraq, on Jul 8, 2026.
Mashhad governor Hassan Hosseini was quoted on state television as saying he"expects 15 million people" to attend Khamenei's funeral. The funeral was originally set to begin on Thursday at 6am , but local media later cited organisers as saying it would begin at 2pm because ceremonies in Iraq had run late.
According to the official IRNA news agency, Khamenei is to be buried on Thursday evening in the Shrine of Imam Reza - Iran's most revered place of worship. Imam Reza is the only one of the 12 Shia imams buried in Iran. Khamenei's funeral ceremonies included a series of locations that reflect the religious, political and ideological pillars of the Islamic republic.
His chief of staff, Mohammad Mohammadi-Golpaygani, had previously said on state television that Khamenei himself had wished to be buried in Mashhad. Several notable figures have been buried in the shrine over the centuries, including several former Iranian shahs, as well as former president Ebrahim Raisi. The ceremony has so far drawn massive crowds of people across various cities, starting with Khamenei's three days of lying in state in the capital Tehran.
The Islamic Republic hopes the ceremony will project strength and unity following the Middle East war, and six months after a crackdown on anti-government protests. Khamenei, who had ruled Iran since 1989, was killed aged 86 along with several members of his family and top officials in an Israeli strike. After five weeks of intense hostilities, a fragile ceasefire and an initial accord with the US sought to put the Middle East conflict on hold.
But the ceasefire looked increasingly threatened as US Central Command said it had carried out strikes to degrade the ability of Iranian forces"to threaten freedom of navigation" in the Strait of Hormuz - a key bone of contention in US-Iran talks. Calls for restraint abounded as US forces struck multiple sites on Iran's coast in response to Iranian attacks on three ships in the waterway.
Following ceremonies in Tehran, Khamenei's remains were transported on Tuesday to the clerical city of Qom, then on Wednesday to neighbouring Iraq, before his burial on Thursday. He will be buried with his infant granddaughter, son-in-law, daughter and Mojtaba Khamenei's wife Zahra Haddad Adel, who were all killed in the Feb 28 strikes.
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