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Funeral prayers said for late supreme leader Khamenei in Tehran
Funeral prayers said for late supreme leader Khamenei in Tehran
DPASun, July 5, 2026 at 7:19 AM UTC1 min readAdd Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.- Grand Ayatollah Jafar Sobhani led the funeral prayers for late supreme leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran, with further ceremonies planned in Qom, Iraq, and Mashhad.
- The 97-year-old senior cleric was shown on state television leading the official mourning for Khamenei, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike on his official Tehran residence on February 28, leading to a five-week US and Israeli bombing campaign.
- Khamenei's body is to remain in Tehran until Monday, with no plans for his son and successor Mojtaba to lead a prayer, while funeral events are scheduled in Qom and Mashhad led by other senior Ayatollahs.
Grand Ayatollah Jafar Sobhani led the funeral prayers for Ali Khamenei in Tehran on Sunday, the second day of official mourning for Iran's late supreme leader.
The 97-year-old senior cleric was shown on state television leading the official mourning for Khamenei, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike on his official Tehran residence on February 28.
A five-week US and Israeli bombing campaign ensued until a ceasefire was agreed at the beginning of April.
AdvertisementAdvertisementKhamenei's body is to remain in Tehran until Monday, after which funeral ceremonies are due to be held in the holy city of Qom. Further funeral events are planned in neighbouring Iraq before the late supreme leader is buried in his home city of Mashhad on Thursday.
It was not known whether Khamenei's son and successor Mojtaba would make his first public appearance since his appointment. According to Iranian media, there are no plans for the 56-year-old cleric to lead a prayer.
In Qom, the funeral prayers are expected to be led by the 99-year-old Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi, and in Mashhad by Grand Ayatollah Noori Hamedani, who is 101.