Current sectionMiddle East NewsIran NewsBurials are meant to be conducted within a day of death in Islam, but because of the risks of holding a big funeral during the war it was postponed until after last month's interim truce deal was agreedShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeReutersand HaaretzJuly 04, 2026Updated:05:28 PM IDTTens of thousands of Iranians thronged a vast outdoor prayer complex in Tehran on Saturday to view the coffin of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who ruled the Islamic Republic for 37 years before being killed at the start of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Iran - U.S.IranAli KhameneiIsrael - IranMojtaba Khamenei2026 Israel-Iran WarCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesIsrael-IranBen-GvirAli KhameneiGaza CafeBrad LanderHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIranians Flock to Khamenei's Funeral, Months After Death in Israeli StrikeEgypt Coach Dedicates Historic World Cup Milestone to the Palestinian People'Israelis Will Not Be Truly Safe Until Palestinians Are Free'Iranians Flock to Khamenei's Funeral, Months After Death in Israeli StrikeAn Israeli Principal Desegregated a Tel Aviv School. Here's What HappenedRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAdvanced Israeli Systems Sold to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Documents and Images ShowIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsIsrael Has Long Ignored Warnings of a 'Diplomatic Tsunami.' Now It Has Arrived103 Nails on the Map: How Israel's Government Is Burying the Two-state SolutionTop Israeli Diplomats Accuse Mamdani of Antisemitism Over 'Jewish State' RemarkNetanyahu Trolls Trump and Turkey: Why Israel Recognized the Armenian Genocide