Mourners wave a national flag as the gather to pay tribute to Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Grand Mosalla on the second day of funeral ceremonies in Tehran on July 5, 2026. Prayers were held on July 5 over the casket of Iran's late supreme leader Ali Khamenei, the second day of funeral ceremonies that have drawn huge crowds to pay their final respects in Tehran. Khamenei ruled the Islamic republic from 1989 until he was killed aged 86 in an airstrike on the first day of the US-Israeli war with Iran on February 28. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP) /
The funeral procession for Iran’s late supreme leader Ali Khamenei and three family members began in Tehran on Monday, state television reported.
‘The funeral procession for the revered body of the martyred Imam and leader began a few moments ago in the capital,’ Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting posted on Telegram, adding that it was attended by a ‘massive crowd’ of mourners.
Khamenei was killed on the first day of the US-Israeli war with Iran on February 28.