Iran details nationwide funeral programme for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Key takeaways
- Add ARY News on Google AAResize TEHRAN: Iran’s Martyrs’ Headquarters has announced a six-day funeral program for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei across five cities, running from July 4 to July 9.
- According to Press TV, ceremonies will open with two farewell events on July 4 and 5 at Imam Khomeini Mosalla in Tehran.
- Funeral prayers are scheduled in Qom on July 7, with clerics and religious figures expected to attend.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize TEHRAN: Iran’s Martyrs’ Headquarters has announced a six-day funeral program for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei across five cities, running from July 4 to July 9.
According to Press TV, ceremonies will open with two farewell events on July 4 and 5 at Imam Khomeini Mosalla in Tehran. A central procession will move through the capital on Monday, July 6. Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei’s coffin will be carried alongside four other martyrs: Dr. Mosbah al-Hoda Bagheri, Sayyeda Bushra Hosseini Khamenei, Zahra Haddad Adel, and Zahra Mohammadi Golpayegani.
Funeral prayers are scheduled in Qom on July 7, with clerics and religious figures expected to attend. The cortege will then head to Iraq on July 8 for services in Najaf and Karbala. Timings and venues there will be announced by Iraqi authorities.