Thousands of mourners gathered in Tehran on Sunday as Iran held funeral prayers for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and four members of his family on the second day of mass processions. Three of Khamenei's sons attended the ceremony, while his successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, made no public appearance.
Iran will fully close Tehran's airspace on Monday as the country holds the main funeral procession for slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to ISNA news agency.
Authorities said flights at Tehran's Mehrabad and Imam Khomeini airports will be suspended during the ceremonies, with some restrictions continuing into Tuesday. Airspace over Mashhad will also be closed on July 9 for Khamenei's final burial ceremony at the Imam Reza Shrine.
Khamenei was killed in a joint U.S.-Israeli attack on February 28. Funeral events began on Friday and will continue across Iran and Iraq before concluding in Mashhad.
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Mourners attend a public farewell ceremony for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Tehran.
Khamenei was killed in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes on 28 February.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian joined officials at a public farewell ceremony for Ali Khamenei in Tehran.
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Four members of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's family attend funeral prayers on Sunday, with three of his sons attending the ceremony in Tehran.
State TV showed Mostafa, Meysam and Masoud Khamenei praying behind the coffins laid out in the vast courtyard of Tehran's Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, a sprawling religious complex.
However, his successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, did not appear publicly, fuelling continued speculation after reports he was injured in the attack that killed his father at the end of February.
The Islamic Republic has launched a week-long series of funeral processions across Iran and Iraq, while U.S.-mediated peace talks remain paused until after the ceremonies.
Authorities expect millions to take part in the commemorations before Khamenei is buried in Mashhad.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a post on X that he was grateful to the representatives of the countries that took part in the funeral memorial services, thanking them for their attendance and support.
Funeral prayers were held for four members of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's family who were killed in the joint U.S.-Israeli strike on 28 February.
Among them was his 14-month-old granddaughter, Zahra Mohammadi Golpayegani, whose coffin was placed beside his during the ceremony.
Her mother, Boshra Khamenei, was also killed in the strike. Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf were among the officials attending.
Hundreds of mourners gathered in Tehran to pay their final respects to Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Senior military figures, including IRGC Commander-in-Chief Ahmad Vahidi, joined the public farewell ceremony following Khamenei's death in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes.
Funeral prayers for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and four members of his family are taking place in Tehran this morning, ahead of the procession in the capital on Monday and the holy city of Qom on Tuesday.
His body will then be flown to Iraq for further ceremonies before being returned to Iran for burial in Mashhad on Thursday.
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Tens of thousands gathered in Tehran on Saturday to pay their respects to the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as Iran began a week-long series of funeral ceremonies for the former supreme leader.
After a day lying in state indoors for senior Iranian leaders and foreign officials to visit, Khamenei's coffin was put on display under glass outdoors, along with those of his daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law and 14-month-old granddaughter.
There has still been no public sighting or image released of his son, the new leader, said to have been injured in the same attack.
Mourners filed into the vast courtyard of the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, beating their chests, wailing and waving the banners of the Islamic Republic. Women dressed in black chadors wore white visors or held umbrellas to shield from the hot mid-morning sun.
"Let us wail!" a compere encouraged the crowds through a loudspeaker. Chants of "Death to America" echoed through the huge prayer hall.
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