Thousands gather in Iran as Khamenei funeral ceremonies begin

AF Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-04 · 05:35 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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Funeral ceremonies for Iran's late supreme leader Ali Khamenei commenced on Saturday, drawing thousands of participants. State television reported that Iranian authorities anticipate between 15 and 20 million people will attend tributes in Tehran over the next three days. These six days of ceremonies are intended to commemorate Khamenei, who led the country for 35 years until his death at age 86 on February 28. The events are also described as a demonstration of strength to the Islamic republic's adversaries.

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Six days of funeral ceremonies are planned to commemorate Khamenei.

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Funeral ceremonies for Iran’s late supreme leader Ali Khamenei officially began on Saturday.

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Authorities anticipate between 15 and 20 million participants in Tehran for tributes.

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Khamenei ruled the Islamic republic as its No 1 from 1989 until his killing aged 86 on February 28.

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Funeral ceremonies for Iran’s late supreme leader Ali Khamenei officially began on Saturday, state television reported, an event drawing thousands and intended to serve as a show of strength to the Islamic Republic’s foes.Iranian authorities say they anticipate between 15 and 20 million participants in Tehran alone over the next three days for tributes to the man who ran the country for three-and-a-half decades.Six days of funeral ceremonies are planned to commemorate Khamenei, who ruled the Islamic Republic as its No 1 from 1989 until his killing aged 86 on the first day of the Iran" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="39146" data-entity-type="event">US-Israeli war with Iran on February 28.

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