Iran's Khamenei To Be Laid To Rest Near Imam Shrine In Mashhad, Over 20 Million Mourners Expected

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• Iran's Khamenei To Be Laid To Rest Near Imam Shrine In Mashhad, Over 20 Million Mourners Expected Published By, Last Updated: June 03, 2026, 14:31 IST Funeral ceremonies for the slain leader will be held in three cities — Tehran, Qom, and Mashhad — with around 20 million mourners expected to throng the sites Rapid Read Iran's slain Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, will be buried in one of the holiest cities in the country (AFP) Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will be laid to rest near the shrine of Imam Reza in the holy city of Mashhad, in line with his final wish of being buried next to one of Shia Islam’s most revered figures.
• The 86-year-old Iranian leader — one of the longest-serving heads of state in West Asia — was killed on February 28 in joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on the opening day of the war...