Overview
- Iran laid former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to rest at the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad on Friday after a six‑day, state‑organised funeral circuit that moved through Tehran, Qom and the Iraqi shrine cities of Najaf and Karbala.
- The final prayers and interment were led by Khamenei’s eldest son, Seyyed Mostafa, and state media say Khamenei and four relatives killed with him were buried together.
- Funeral events drew very large crowds that state outlets described as millions and included mass chants calling for revenge against President Donald Trump and Israel.
- Mojtaba Khamenei, who the Assembly of Experts named supreme leader in March, remained absent from all public rites and is reported by Iranian sources to be recovering from serious wounds with no verified photos, audio or video released.
- The ceremonies took place as US‑Iran strikes resumed and Iranian officials made unverified claims of attacks on rail links, leaving the succession, internal stability and regional security—including shipping through the Strait of Hormuz—in renewed doubt.