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Iran Guards Chief Pays Respects to Ali Khamenei
Iran’s IRGC chief Ahmad Vahidi pays his respects beside Ali Khamenei’s coffin in Tehran, in his first public appearance since the start of the war, according to footage broadcast by Iranian media.
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Al-Monitor
· Jul 3, 2026
Iran leaders pay last respects to Khamenei as mourners gather
Top Iranian officials on Friday paid their final respects to the country's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei at the start of a week of funeral ceremonies, with allies and mourners converging on Tehran where his body is lying in state.Authorities expect public mourning and grand processions to attract millions before Khamenei's burial next week, four months after he was killed aged 86 at his compound in the opening US-Israeli salvo of the Middle East war.
Presstv
· Jul 3, 2026
Iranian officials, world leaders, high-ranking delegations pay tribute to martyred Leader in Tehran
Top Iranian officials and high-ranking delegations from across the world pay their respects to the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
BERNAMA
· Jul 4, 2026
World : Senior Iranian, Foreign Officials Attend Tribute Ceremony Of Iran's Late Supreme Leader
TEHRAN, July 4 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- High-ranking Iranian and foreign officials on Friday paid their respects to Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a ceremony in Tehran, reported Xinhua.
Al Arabiya English
· Jul 3, 2026
Pakistani PM, Army Chief Pay Respects to Ali Khamenei
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief Asim Munir pay their respects to Iran's late Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, in Tehran.
Saudi Gazette
· Jul 3, 2026
Saudi deputy FM attends Khamenei funeral in Tehran, conveys leadership's condolences
TEHRAN — Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Eng. Waleed Al-Khuraiji conveyed the condolences of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the death of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.**media[2731773]**Al-Khuraiji delivered the condolences while attending an official memorial ceremony held in Tehran on Friday, expressing the sympathies of the Saudi leadership to the Iranian president over the passing of the former supreme leader.
The Hill
· Jul 3, 2026
Iran welcomes foreign leaders for Ayatollah Khameinei's state funeral
A stream of foreign dignitaries, officials and mourners gathered in Tehran on Friday to pay their respects to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed by U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Feb. 28 that triggered the war. Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, a key mediator in the U.S.-Iran talks to end the war, joined mourners...
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Related coverage for "Iran Guards Chief Pays Respects to Ali Khamenei": Al-Monitor — Iran leaders pay last respects to Khamenei as mourners gather. Presstv — Iranian officials, world leaders, high-ranking delegations pay tribute to martyred Leader in Tehran. BERNAMA — World : Senior Iranian, Foreign Officials Attend Tribute Ceremony Of Iran's Late Supreme Leader. Al Arabiya English — Pakistani PM, Army Chief Pay Respects to Ali Khamenei. Saudi Gazette — Saudi deputy FM attends Khamenei funeral in Tehran, conveys leadership's condolences. The Hill — Iran welcomes foreign leaders for Ayatollah Khameinei's state funeral