Largest funeral in history in pictures

The world just witnessed the largest funeral in the history of mankind, with an estimated 43 to 45 million of people from across the globe attending the last rites of slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khameini, buried on July 9 in his hometown of Mashhad in Khorasan province of Iran.

In addition to the high profile representatives from over 100 countries across the world, including presidents, prime ministers, parliament speakers and many more foreign dignitaries from different strata of society, millions of people of Iran and Iraq took to the streets to join the weeklong funeral procession that started from Tehran and continued spiraling through holy Shiite cities of Najaf and Karbala in Iraq and Qom in Iran, before reaching the Iranian city of Mashhad where Khameini and his family members were finally buried.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei died alongside his daughter, his son-in-law, a grandchild, and top Revolutionary Guard commanders in a joint US-Israeli airstrike on his Tehran compound on February 28 last. The targeted attack also injured his successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, according to a report from the Guardian.

Outpouring of grief and call for revenge were the language of the mass. Millions of mourners chanted slogans like 'death to America' or 'Hey Trump, we will kill you', demonstrating the current mentality of the Iranian society irrespective of class, creed and religion.

A degatiom from Bangladesh led by National Parliament Speaker Major (Retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed also attended the historic funeral and it included representatives from two main opsition parties of the countries at present. 

At least 41 to 43 million people participated in the six-day funeral ceremony for Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, according to various global news outlets including Qatar-based Al Jazeera, Turkey-based Anadolu Agency, Iran-based Tehran Times and Russian news agency RT.

Iran’s Press TV called Khamenei’s funeral “the largest procession the world has ever witnessed”. Ceremonies took place across five cities: Tehran, Qom, Najaf, Karbala, and Mashhad.

The official public funeral proceedings began last Saturday when tens of thousands of Iranians gathered at the Grand Mosalla religious complex in Tehran where Khamenei’s coffin was on display.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’s (IRGC) top commander has pledged vengeance against the US and Israel for the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, saying it won’t “be erased from the historical memory”, Al Jazeera reports.

Brigadier-General Ahmad Vahidi called for the “full realisation of justice and a fitting response to the criminals, especially the child-killing American army”.

“The criminal leaders of America and all enemies of the Islamic Revolution and the Resistance Front must know that by the cowardly assassination of this divine leader they will never… bring the flag of resistance to the ground,” Vahidi said in a statement carried by Sepah news agency.

“Avenging the martyrs and the punishment of the perpetrators… will remain a definitive, legitimate, and an unforgettable demand.”

Here is an album of photos containing different unforgettable moments during different phases of the weeklong funeral of leader of the oppressed Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khameini.

The casket of slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's granddaughter, Zahra Mohammadi Golpayegani, is displayed alongside the caskets of Khamenei and other members of his family during a viewing ceremony ahead of the dayslong funeral ceremonies at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran on Friday (July 3, 2026). Photo: Vahid Salemi/AP

Portrait of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei hangs in Tehran, Iran on Friday as millions of mourners attend his funeral at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran on Friday. Photo: Reuters/Yonhap

The coffins of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his family members. Photo:Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images

In this photo released by Iran’s Supreme Leader’s office, Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard General Ahmad Vahidi sits alongside Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei casket as it lies in a mourning hall adjacent to the Imam Khomeini Hussainiya within the Supreme Leader’s compound before his funeral in Iranian capital of Tehran on late Thursday (July 2, 2026). Photo: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader

   Iranian religious leaders walk past the coffins of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family during a viewing ceremony ahead of the dayslong funeral ceremonies at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Iranian capital of Tehran on Friday (July 3, 2026). Photo: Vahid Salemi/AP

Mourners gather around the coffin of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as it lies in a mourning hall in the Supreme Leader's compound before his funeral in Tehran, Iran, on July 2, 2026. Photo: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader

  Tehran prepares to say farewell to martyr Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Photo: Tehran Tim

   Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei. Photo: Pars Today

  Bangladesh’s Parliament Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad signs the condolence book as part of attending the state funeral of Imam Khamenei in Iranian capital of Tehran on Friday. Photo: Parliament Secretariat

   A crowd attends the start of the dayslong funeral ceremonies at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran on July 4, 2026. Photo: Altaf Qadri/AP

   Iranian religious leaders and other mourners pay their respects before the coffins of slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family during a viewing ceremony ahead of the dayslong funeral ceremonies at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Friday, July 3, 2026. Photo: Vahid Salemi/AP

   A man holds a picture of slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as a crowd waits for his casket to arrive at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque for the start of the dayslong funeral ceremonies in Iranian capital of Tehran on Saturday (July 4, 2026). Photo: Altaf Qadri/AP

     People gather on the day of a public farewell ceremony to pay their respects to late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Iranian capital of Tehran on July 4, 2026. Photo: Mohammed Salem/Reuters

     A man raises his hand with a banner of late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the background on the day of a public farewell ceremony to pay their respects to Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Iranian capital of Tehran on July 4, 2026. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

    A man raises his hand with a banner of late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the background on the day of a public farewell ceremony to pay their respects to Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Iranian capital of Tehran on July 4, 2026. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

     A banner with an image of late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is displayed as people gather on the day of a public farewell ceremony to pay their respects to Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Iranian capital of Tehran on July 4, 2026. Photo: Mohammed Salem/Reuters

     A woman reacts on the day of a public farewell ceremony to pay respect to late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Iranian capital of Tehran on July 4, 2026. Photo: Mohammed Salem/Reuters

   A woman reacts on the day of a public farewell ceremony to pay respect to late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Iranian capital of Tehran on July 4, 2026. Photo: Mohammed Salem/Reuters

    A portrait of late leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, is displayed next to the coffins of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his family members, during a public farewell ceremony to pay their respects to Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes, at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, in Tehran, Iran July 4, 2026. Photo: Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters

People attend a public farewell ceremony to pay their respects to late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes, at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, in Tehran, Iran July 4, 2026. Photo: Murad Sezer/Reuters

      A woman reacts as mourners gather on the day of a public farewell ceremony to pay their respects to late Supreme Leader Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, in Tehran, Iran July 4, 2026. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

    A woman mourns while carrying a child as people gather on the day of a public farewell ceremony to pay their respects to late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, in Tehran, Iran July 4, 2026. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) 

Mourners gathered in Tehran to pay their respects to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for his funeral on Saturday. Photo: Arash Khamooshi/Polaris

    Mourners pray during funeral prayers held as part of the dayslong funeral ceremonies for the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Photo: Altaf Qadri/AP

    People gather at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla for a funeral ceremony for Iran’s late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Photo: Irish Independent

     Iranian religious leaders pay tribute to slain supreme leader standing in front of the coffins of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his relatives, killed on February 28 in an Israeli air strike, being displayed in Tehran’s Grand Mosalla. Photo: Irish Independent

     Iranian religious leaders pay tribute to slain supreme leader standing in front of the coffins of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his relatives, killed on February 28 in an Israeli air strike, being displayed in Tehran’s Grand Mosalla. Photo: Irish Independent

    An estimate of more than 10 million people are attending the funeral ceremonies in Tehran alone. Photo: Getty Images

     Mourners were sprayed with water during the funeral ceremonies of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran in a bid to tackle the prevailing extreme temperatures in Iran. Photo: EPA

  Mourners hold placard against US President Donald Trump and Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu during the funeral ceremonies of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on Sunday. Photo: Getty Images

   A mourner holds a portrait of late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, during a farewell ceremony at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Iranian capital of Tehran on July 4, 2026. Photo: Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters

  A girl shouts slogans during a public farewell ceremony for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes, at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, in Tehran, Iran July 4, 2026. Photo: Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters

    People attend a public farewell ceremony to pay their respects to late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes, at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, in Tehran, Iran July 4, 2026. Photo: Murad Sezer/Reuters

    A mourner holds a portrait of Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at his funeral ceremonies at the Grand Mosalla in Tehran on July 4, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Women react as they walk to pay their respects near the coffins of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his family members, on the day international delegates participate in a farewell ceremony for Khamenei. Photo: Reuters

   Red and black pennants hang above a street as vehicles pass by during funeral preparations of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Photo: Reuters

    Mourners gather on the day of a public farewell ceremony to pay their respects to late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, in Tehran, Iran 4 July, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

  Mourners pay their respects to late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Tehran. Photo: Reuters

People gather at the Grand Mosalla in Tehran for the funeral ceremony of Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on 4 July 2026. Photo: Getty Images

A huge portrait of martyred Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khameini hangs on the wall of a building seen through the broken window of a building damaged by US airstrike. Photo: AFP

Two mourners carry a banner calling for revenge while paying  respects to late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Tehran. Photo: Reuters

People gather at the Grand Mosalla in Tehran for the funeral ceremony of Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on 4 July 2026. Photo: Getty Images

Mourners grieve as they gather to pray for Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the second day of funeral ceremonies at the Grand Mosalla in Tehran. Photo: AFP

In this photo released by Iran's Supreme Leader's office, the brothers of the country's new supreme leader, attend funeral prayers over the coffins of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Iranian capital of Tehran on Sunday (July 5, 2026). Photo: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/AP 

Millions of mourners from Iran and other countries perform funeral prayers for martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Mosalla on Sunday, as an immense outpouring of grief underscored his enduring role as a leading religious and political figure. Photo: Tehran Times

Mourners gather in and around Islamic Revolution Square as they wait for the funeral procession of Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on July 6, 2026.    Photo: Altaf Qadri/AP

Mourners gather beneath a portrait of the late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the funeral ceremonies for Khamenei and members of his family at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 4, 2026. Photo: Altaf Qadri/AP

Millions of mourners attend prayers as part of the funeral service for Iran's slain Iranian Supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and members of his family at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran on Sunday. Photo: Altaf Qadri/AP

A person holds a sign reading “Kill Trump” during the funeral procession for former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran on July 6, 2026. Photo: Tehran Times

A man holds a picture of Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque during funeral ceremonies for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family in Tehran on July 5, 2026. Photo: Altaf Qadri/AP

Khamenei's public funeral began in Tehran on July 4. Photo: Iranian supreme leader's office/AFP

Iranian authorities spread water on the mourners in a bid to lessen their sufferings due to the extreme heat prevailing during the funeral. Photo: NDTV

This image depicts three sons – Mostafa, Meysam, and Masoud Khamenei – of the former Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, attending public funeral prayers in Tehran, organised for their father at the Grand Mosalla in Tehran on July 5, 2026. Photo: Newsweek

Mourners carry the coffin of Zahra Haddad Adel, wife of Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, during her funeral in Tehran. Zahra, the daughter of former parliament speaker Gholam Ali Haddad Adel, was killed on February 28 in US-Israeli attacks that also killed ex-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. [Fars news agency via AFP]

A mourner carries a poster withe Trump and Netaniyahu's pictures depicted and the word 'wanted' is written. Photo Collected

The funeral procession honouring the bodies of Ali Khameini and his martyred family members as they were carried through the streets of Tehran. Photo: The News Line

Millions of People Join the funeral procession in Tehran. The procession packed a boulevard, reported to be heading toward Azadi Square, to pay final respects. Photo: Tasnim News Agency

This image depicts the large funeral procession for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on July 6, 2026, following his death in an airstrike. Millions of mourners gathered, filling streets such as Damavand Avenue and Azadi Square, waving red flags that symbolize resistance and calls for revenge. Photo: Tasnim News Agency

This image depicts a funeral procession for former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on July 6. Millions of mourners gathered to pay their respects, causing the procession to move slowly through the city streets. Photo Tasnim News Agency

 The Islamic Revolutionary Guard members mourn on the esplanade of the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla mosque Tehran. Photo: Vahid Salemi/AP

Foreign and domestic officials pay respects before the coffins containing the late Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and members of his family at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque on July 3, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Photo: Majid Saeedi/Getty Images

Millions of people join the funeral procession honouring the bodies of Ali Khameini and his martyred family members as they were carried through the streets of Tehran on July 5. Photo: The News Line

Once the gates of Tehran's Grand Mosalla opened on Saturday, thousands of mourners entered the venue, and the main courtyard of the vast complex was filled with people. Photo: AFP

Men beat their chests and chant while travelling on a subway train to attend the funeral procession. Photo: Vahid Salemi/AP

Mourners, some holding portraits of Khamenei at the funeral procession, included women in full-length black chadors. Photo: Altaf Qadri/AP

People gather at Ferdowsi Square for the funeral procession of Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran July 6, 2026. Photo: Wakil Kohsar/AFP

Mourners attend a prayer during a public farewell ceremony to pay their respects to late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on 28 February in Israeli and US airstrikes, at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, in Tehran, Iran, on Sunday. Photo: Reuters

Mourners gather at the Grand Mosalla to pay their final respects to Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on July 5, 2026. Photo: AFP

Mourners pay their final respects to Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Iranian holy city of Qom on July 5, 2026. Photo: Anadolu Agency

Qom hosts funeral ceremony for Ayatollah Khamenei. Photo: Mehr News Agency

Thousands of mourners attended funeral ceremonies for the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Qom, Iran. Source: AAP/AP

Millions gather to join mass mourning in Qom, where Khamenei ruled supreme over Iran's clerics. Photo: New York Times

Crowds of mourners surround the convoy carrying the coffin of Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei during a funeral procession in Najaf, Iraq, on July 8, 2026. Photo: Zaid Al-obeidi/AFP/Getty Images

1-      Crowds of mourners surround the convoy carrying the coffins of Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei and members of his family during a funeral procession, before he is buried at the Shrine of Imam Reza, Iran's most revered place of worship, in Mashhad on July 9, 2026. Photo: Atta Kenare/AFP

 Mourners gather on the day of the burial of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, in Mashhad, Iran, July 9, 2026. Photo: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader

People attend a funeral procession for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, in Tehran, Iran July 6, 2026. Photo: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader

      A mourner reacts while holding a portrait of the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as mourners gather in Islamic Revolution Square for Khamenei's funeral procession in Tehran, Iran, Monday, July 6, 2026. Photo: Associated Press

      Mourners chant slogans while gathered in Islamic Revolution Square for the funeral procession of the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei beneath a billboard depicting Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, Monday, July 6, 2026. Photo: Associated Press

 Mourners hang an effigy depicting US President Donald Trump as they gather on the day of a funeral procession for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes, in Tehran, Iran, July 6, 2026. Photo: Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters

    A vehicle carrying coffins of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his family members, makes its way as people attend a funeral procession for Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes in Iranian capital of Tehran July 6, 2026. Photo: Murad Sezer/Reuters

      A vehicle carrying coffins of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his family members, makes its way as people attend a funeral procession for Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, in Tehran, Iran, July 6, 2026. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

      A vehicle carrying coffins of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his family members, makes its way as people attend a funeral procession for Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, in Tehran, Iran, July 6, 2026. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

People gather during a funeral procession for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes, in Tehran, Iran, July 6, 2026. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

  Mourners gather around a monument in the form of a raised fist of the deceased supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Enghelab Square, during a funeral procession for Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, in Tehran, Iran, July 6, 2026. Photo: Murad Sezer/Reuters

An Iranian woman calls for revenge over Ayatollah Ali Khaminei's assasination on February 28 last at the hands of Israel-US duo, holding a poster with the photo of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and there is written "there will be blood" on the zionist PM's forehead. Photo: Collected

The call for revenge for Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khaminei's assanisation was the rallying call in all five cities -- Tehran, Najaf, Karbala Qom and Mashhad -- the funeral processions carrying the mortal remains of the late leader and his family members went through. In this photo mourners carry banners written with declarations like "Kill Trump" or "There will be blood". Photo: Collected

Top Iranian officials, including Khamenei's sons, attend the funeral prayer at the Grand Mosque in Imam Khomeini Mosalla in Tehran. Photo: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader

Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was absent in his father's funeral, but Ali Khamenei's other three sons - Masoud, Mostafa and Meysam - attended the service on Sunday. In the photo, three sons of Khamenei bid final farewell to their father Ali Khamenei. Photo: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader

A mourner tightly holds the image of Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the day of his burial ceremony in Mashhad. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA 

Mourners hold images of Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the day of his burial ceremony in Mashhad. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA

Mourners attend the burial ceremony for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Mashhad. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA

Mourners pray as they gather on the day of Ali Khamenei's burial. Photo: Mohammed Salem/Reuters

Millions of people filled the streets of Iran's eastern city of Mashhad on Thursday. Photo: AFP

Mashhad Governor Hassan Hosseini was quoted on state television as saying he "expects 15 million people" to attend Khamenei's funeral. In the photo, a girl looks at the huge funeral procession from the balcony of her home im Mashhad where the later supreme leader has been laid to rest. Photo: Atta Kenare/AFP

An woman of Mashhad breaks down into tears  during the funeral ceremonies of Ali Khaminei in Mashhad on July 9, 2026. Photo: Collected

Mourners gather in Tehran's Revolution Square for the funeral procession of slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Photo: Altaf Qadri/AP 

The coffins of Khamenei and his family members are driven through Tehran. Photo: IRIB 

People gather at Ferdowsi Square in Tehran for the funeral procession. Photo: Wakil Kohsar/AFP

A member of the security forces stands guard as people gather for the procession. Photo: Wakil Kohsar/AFP

A woman holds a portrait of Khamenei as people gather for the procession. Photo: Wakil Kohsar/AFP

Mourners hold portraits of Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, Ali Khamenei's son, as they gather in Tehran's Revolution Square. Photo: Altaf Qadri/AP

The truck carrying Ali Khamenei's coffin makes its way through the crowds during the procession in Tehran. Photo: Vahid Salemi/AP 

A mourner holds a portrait of slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the opening of days-long funeral ceremonies for Khamenei and members of his family, at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran. Photo: Altaf Qadri/AP 

Khamenei was killed in a US-Israeli attack at the outset of the war on Iran in February, and officials say more than 10 million mourners could attend ceremonies nationwide. Photo: Altaf Qadri/AP 

 Authorities have opened thousands of schools and classrooms as makeshift rest areas for pilgrims travelling overnight from distant provinces to pay their final respects. Photo: Murad Sezer/Reuters

This image shows the funeral procession for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Jamkaran Mosque in Qom on July 7, 2026. Photo: Mehr News Agency

This image depicts the funeral procession for the late Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Najaf, Iraq. Photo: ABC News

Mourners attend a prayer for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes, at the Jamkaran Mosque, in Qom, Iran, July 7, 2026. Photo: ARY News

This image depicts the massive funeral procession for the late Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Qom, Iran, which took place in July 2026. Photo: ARY News

This image depicts a massive crowd gathering in Qom, Iran, to attend the funeral procession of the late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Photo: ARY News

This massive funeral procession and prayer ceremony for former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei took place in Qom, Iran, on July 7, 2026. Photo: ARY News

A vehicle carrying coffins of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his family members, makes its way as people attend a funeral procession for Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes, in Tehran, Iran, July 6, 2026. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

The coffin of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei draped in Iranian flag being carried by a crowd during a funeral ceremony in Tehran. Photo: India Today

Thousands of Iraqi people gather in the holy city of Najaf to attend the funeral procession for the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on July 8, 2026. Photo: IRNA

1.       A vehicle carrying coffins of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his family members, makes its way as people attend a funeral procession for Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes, in Tehran, Iran, July 6, 2026. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

      People gather during a funeral procession for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes, in Tehran, Iran, July 6, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

    A vehicle carrying coffins of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his family members, makes its way as people attend a funeral procession for Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes, in Tehran, Iran, July 6, 2026. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

     A person watches as a vehicle carrying coffins of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his family members makes its way during a funeral procession for Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes, in Tehran, Iran, July 6, 2026. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

  People attend a funeral procession for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes, in Tehran, Iran, July 6, 2026. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

   A vehicle carrying coffins of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his family members, makes its way as people attend a funeral procession for Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes, in Tehran, Iran, July 6, 2026. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

       People gather on the day of a funeral procession for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes, in Tehran, Iran, July 6, 2026. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

      People hold signs featuring pictures of late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes, late leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, and Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, on the day of a funeral procession for Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, July 6, 2026. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA 

      People gather during a funeral procession for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, in Tehran, Iran, July 6, 2026. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA 

A vehicle carrying coffins of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his family members, makes its way as people attend a funeral procession for Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, in Tehran, Iran, July 6, 2026. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

     Mourners pack the streets during the funeral procession for martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in Mashhad, Iran, July 9, 2026. Photo: Press TV

       Millions of mourners turned out at the shrine of Imam Hussain (AS) in Iraq's holy city of Karbala on Wednesday for the funeral procession of Ayatollah Khamenei. Photo: Press TV

   Iranian President Masoud Pezehskian arrives in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf and is received by Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi ahead of the funeral procession for martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Photo: IRNA

       Mourners pack streets during the funeral procession for martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in Mashhad, Iran, July 9, 2026. Photo: Press TV

     Crowds of mourners surround the convoy carrying the coffins of Iran’s late supreme leader Ali Khamenei and his family members during a funeral procession in Mashhad on 9 July 2026. Photo: Atta Kenare/AFP

      Mourners carry a huge banner threatening to kill US President Donald Trump before the burial of Ali Khamenei at Mashhad in Iran on Friday. Photo: AFP

      The tomb of martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in Mashhad, Iran. Photo: Dawn

The graves of Iran’s late supreme leader Ali Khamenei and members of his family at the Shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad, 10 July 2026. Photo: Khamenei.ir/AFP

An image of the martyred Ayatollah Khamenei's grave. Beside him, his 14-month-old granddaughter, Zahra, is interred. Below the grave, his son-in-law, daughter, and daughter-in-law have also been laid to rest. Photo: Khamenei.ir/AFP