Ayatollah Khamenei's Coffin Arrives In Tehran Ahead Of Multi-Day Funeral Ceremonies
Ayatollah Khamenei's Coffin Arrives In Tehran Ahead Of Multi-Day Funeral Ceremonies Published By, Last Updated: July 03, 2026, 04:40 IST The farewell ceremony will be
Ayatollah Khamenei's Coffin Arrives In Tehran Ahead Of Multi-Day Funeral Ceremonies Published By, Last Updated: July 03, 2026, 04:40 IST The farewell ceremony will be held near the Imam Khomeini Hussainiyah in Tehran, close to where Khamenei died. Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s coffin arrives at venue of the farewell ceremony in Tehran. (Source: X) The coffin carrying the body of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei arrived at the venue of the farewell ceremony in Tehran on Thursday, marking the start of the country’s final rites for the leader who ruled Iran for more than three decades. State media said the coffin was brought to the site of his martyrdom in an unannounced event before the public ceremonies. In an unannounced event, the coffin carrying the body of the martyred leader Ayatollah Khamenei was brought to the site of his martyrdom.#Revenge pic.twitter.com/ejWhaZ2Y1m— IRIB (Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting) (@iribnews_irib) July 2, 2026 The farewell ceremony will be held near the Imam Khomeini Hussainiyah in Tehran, close to where Khamenei died. The ceremony is scheduled to begin on Friday night and continue for three to four days. Families of those killed in the war attended the arrival of the coffin, along with senior Iranian officials, including Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander-in-Chief Ahmad Vahidi. Khamenei was killed in airstrikes carried out by the United States and Israel on February 28, which marked the first day of the war.
The body of the Supreme Leader was kept in cold storage for the last 124 days. Also Read: Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba May Skip Father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s Funeral. Here’s Why Iran Warns US, Israel Against Fresh Attacks As preparations for the funeral continued, an Iranian military commander warned the United States and Israel against launching any fresh attacks as the country prepared for the state funeral of the Supreme Leader. “We warn the enemies of Iran, especially the U.S. and the Zionist regime (Israel), to avoid any miscalculation and to think about the harsh retaliation our armed forces would make to any threat and aggression against our country," Ali Abdollahi, commander of Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, said in a statement carried by state media. Mojtaba Khamenei Unlikely To Attend Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late supreme leader, is unlikely to appear publicly during the funeral ceremonies because of security concerns, according to Ayatollah Hakim Elahi, the Supreme Leader’s Representative in India. “I was in Iran last week and met some of my friends who met him. They said he wants to come out. He wants to meet people. But the security doesn’t allow him to come," Elahi told India Today. “They said ‘it is very dangerous and we cannot provide security for him’. I think he will not come out," he added.
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