Mourners pay respects as Iran’s slain leader Ali Khamenei laid in state
Key takeaways
- Iran begins seven-day state funeral for late ayatollah as more than 100 foreign delegations arrive under a tense ceasefire.
- Khamenei’s body lay in state in a vast hall in Tehran on Friday as scholars, officials, foreign dignitaries and other mourners paid their respects after his 37-year rule.
- His coffin was unveiled late on Thursday to a throng of sobbing supporters.
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Iran begins seven-day state funeral for late ayatollah as more than 100 foreign delegations arrive under a tense ceasefire.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Women holding a portrait of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei pay their respects before his state funeral in Tehran, Iran [Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA]By Heba Habib, AP and Reuters Published On 3 Jul 20263 Jul 2026A seven-day series of state funeral ceremonies for former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has begun in Iran, with foreign delegations from more than 100 countries arriving to attend.
Khamenei’s body lay in state in a vast hall in Tehran on Friday as scholars, officials, foreign dignitaries and other mourners paid their respects after his 37-year rule.