Martyred Leader to be laid to rest in Mashhad after funeral processions in three cities

The body of the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, will be buried at the holy shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad following funeral processions in Tehran, Qom and Mashhad, Iranian officials announced on Tuesday.

Mohammad Amin Tavakolizadeh, deputy for social and cultural affairs of Tehran municipality, said preparations are underway for a crowd of 15 to 20 million people in the capital alone.

“We are witnessing the funeral of the world’s greatest anti‑arrogance leader, the greatest commander in the fight against the US and Israel, a great source of emulation and the leader of the Islamic Revolution,” Tavakolizadeh said.

He added that requests to host the funeral have poured in from various provinces, and that the ceremony will likely take place at the end of Dhu al‑Hijjah and the beginning of Muharram.

The funeral in Tehran will last at least 24 hours, he noted.

In Mashhad, a special atmosphere is expected, with large numbers of mourners from neighboring countries, including Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Bangladesh and Kashmir.

“We will see the largest gathering of Shia Muslims, and even beyond that, of all Muslims,” Tavakolizadeh said.

The official also noted that Iraq’s judiciary chief announced that no Shia marriages were registered in Iraq during the first 40 days after the Leader’s martyrdom, and symbolic funeral ceremonies have been held in Iraqi cities.

Ceremony in Tehran honors martyrs of leader's family

Crowds gathered at Hazrat Abdolazim Hasani Shrine for a memorial honoring the Leader’s family martyrs.

Similar scenes have been reported in Kashmir, Pakistan, India, Afghanistan and Yemen.

Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei was martyred on February 28, the first day of an unprovoked war of aggression launched by the United States and Israel against Iran. The attack also martyred senior military commanders and dozens of civilians, including schoolchildren in Minab.

Iran’s armed forces carried out 100 waves of retaliatory strikes under Operation True Promise 4.

A fragile Pakistan‑brokered ceasefire has been in place since early April, but a US naval blockade of Iranian ports continues.

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