Iran’s ex-Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Credit: Reuters
Iran said on Tuesday it will hold a three-day state funeral for late supreme leader Ali Khamenei, killed by US-Israeli strikes on the first day of the Middle East war, at a date to be announced.
Ali Khamenei, who led the Islamic Republic for nearly 37 years, was killed in his home in central Tehran on February 28.
A state funeral initially planned for March 4 was postponed due to the war.
“A three-day public funeral is planned,” Tehran Deputy Mayor Mohammad Amin Tavakolizadeh was quoted as saying by state television on Tuesday. Related News Iran World Cup squad to head for Mexico via Spain Oil prices jump as Iran suspends peace talks Israel orders strikes on Lebanon ahead of UN meeting
