Funeral for Khamenei, Killed on First Day of War, to Be Held After 126 Days

The official funeral for the former Supreme Leader of Iran, who was killed in U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on February 28, the first day of the war, will be held after 126 days.
Iranian authorities announced that the funeral for former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei will begin on the 4th of next month, according to reports by Iranian state media outlets such as IRIB and IRNA on the 13th.
According to an announcement by the Iranian government's "Headquarters for the Commemoration of the Blood Ascension of Imam Mujahid the Martyr," a farewell ceremony will be held for two days starting on the 4th of next month at the Imam Khomeini Shrine in the capital, Tehran, where citizens can pay their final respects to Ayatollah Khamenei's body.
Following this, funeral processions and ceremonies will be held in Tehran on the 6th and in the Shiite holy city of Qom on the 7th.
The final funeral service will take place on the 9th in Mashhad, Ayatollah Khamenei's hometown and a holy site for Shiite Islam.
His body is scheduled to be interred at the Shrine of Imam Reza, which is revered by Shiite Muslims.
Meanwhile, attention is focused on whether his son, Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not appeared in public since being elected as the successor Supreme Leader, will make an appearance.
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