Overview
- The official funeral opened in Tehran on Saturday, July 4, and will proceed to Ghom then to Najaf and Karbala in Iraq before a planned burial in Mashhad on July 9.
- Authorities have deployed tens of thousands of security personnel, closed parts of Tehran's airspace, and state media say organisers expect millions of participants in the capital over several days.
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued a stark warning that any 'miscalculation' would bring a harsher response, a statement that heightens risk during a fragile ceasefire with the United States and Israel.
- Modschtaba Chamenei, named successor after his father's death, has not appeared publicly since the February attack and his absence keeps questions about succession and internal power shifts unresolved.
- The events draw foreign delegations from about 30 countries and serve as a regional signal of influence even as many Iranians and earlier protesters publicly show ambivalence or rejection of the state staging, a split that could affect domestic stability and upcoming diplomacy.