A woman holds an Iranian flag during a pro-government campaign in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 8, 2026 -

By Africanews

with AFP, AP

Last updated: 16 hours ago

Ali Khamenei

Iran's late supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated by Israel and United States on February 28, will be buried on July 9, state television reported Saturday.

The burial in his hometown, the northeastern holy city of Mashhad, initially scheduled for March but postponed due to the war, will follow three days of funeral ceremonies in capital Tehran beginning July 4 and another in the holy city of Qom on July 7, it said.

July 4, the start date of the national funeral, will coincide with the United States' Independence Day, which this year celebrates its 250th anniversary.

Ali Khamenei's son, Mojtaba, succeeded him as supreme leader in early March, the third since the establishment of the Islamic republic in 1979.

Mojtaba Khamenei, wounded in the strikes that killed his father and numerous other officials, has not appeared in public since his appointment and communicates only through statements attributed to him.

Iran to bury late Supreme Leader Khamenei on July 9

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