Iranian state television announced on Wednesday morning that the funeral ceremony for Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed on Saturday in Israeli and American raids, had been postponed. The farewell ceremony was to be held in the evening at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque, and he would be buried in Mashhad.
Published on: 04/03/2026 - 09:12 Last updated: 04/03/2026 - 13:01
Iranians were preparing for a three-day national funeral ceremony for Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, but Iranian state television announced on Wednesday morning that it had been postponed indefinitely.
The director of the body in charge of organizing the funeral, Mohsen Mahmoudi, said in television statements: “This ceremony was postponed due to the large number of invitations from various parts of the country, expectations of the participation of millions of people, and the need to provide the necessary infrastructure” for this large crowd.
Khamenei (86 years old) led the country for 36 years before he was killed on Saturday in Israeli and American raids in Tehran.
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Earlier on Wednesday, a statement issued by the Islamic Development Coordination Council reported by the official Iranian News Agency (IRNA) included that “starting at ten o’clock on Wednesday evening (18:30 GMT), mourners will be able to take a last look at the body of the martyred leader of the nation at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque” in Tehran.
Khamenei is scheduled to be buried in the holy city of Mashhad in northeastern Iran, his birthplace.
France 24/AFP
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