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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.
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Presstv
· Jul 3, 2026
Iran’s dignitaries, world leaders, delegations pay tribute to late Ayatollah Khamenei
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.
Times of India
· Jul 4, 2026
Tiny coffin beside Ali Khamenei's: 14-month-old granddaughter honoured at Iran Supreme Leader's funeral
Iran mourned its late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei with funeral ceremonies in Tehran, where his coffin was displayed alongside that of his 14-month-old granddaughter, killed in an Israeli airstrike. The event also honored other family members, including his son-in-law and daughter. Thousands gathered for prayers, with traditional practices observed. The funeral procession is expected to span several days and locations, including neighboring Iraq.
Tehran Times
· Jul 8, 2026
In the loving embrace of Imam Hussein: Martyr Khamenei
TEHRAN - In an unprecedented display of regional solidarity, deep spiritual reverence, and revolutionary resolve, millions of mourners gathered in Iraq’s holiest cities to pay their final, heartfelt respects during the historic funeral ceremonies for the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
The Tribune
· Jul 5, 2026
Iranian leaders vow to carry forward Ayatollah Khamenei’s legacy during funeral ceremony
As Iran and the larger Shia community mourn the death of the former Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, senior Iranian political and military leaders paid tribute to the deceased leader during his funeral prayers ceremony, with the top leadership vowing to continue in his path and issuing strong remarks against those who are responsible for his death.
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...
Al Arabiya English
· Jul 3, 2026
Top Iranian Officials Bid Farewell to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
Top Iranian officials, including President Masoud Pezeshkian, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, attend a farewell ceremony for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The body of Khamenei was lying in state in a vast hall in Tehran as clerics, officials, foreign dignitaries and other mourners paid their respects after his 37-year rule.
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