The elaborate funeral for the late supreme leader is becoming more than a farewell; it serves as a carefully staged test of regime continuity after his decades-long rule.

Iran mistakenly announces Khamenei's funeral, raising concerns about leadership. Leadership change by December 31 at 15.5% YES.

By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowallDUBAI, July 2 - Iran's ruling clerics are preparing days of mass funeral rites for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as a show of public devotion to the…

Iran prepares for Khamenei's funeral amid unconfirmed death reports. Leadership change by December 31 at 15.5% YES.

Iran plans a six-day funeral for Ali Khamenei, who led the nation for 36 years

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Months after the killing of Iran's supreme leader at the start of its war with the United States and Israel, mourners will hold a

A senior cleric said turnout for Khamenei's funeral would serve as a 'referendum' on the Islamic Republic as state media displayed coffins of the slain leader and his family,…

Iran says millions are expected to turn out for the funeral, which will serve as a grand religious and political spectacle months after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed.

Delayed by months of conflict, Iran prepares to bury its slain supreme leader with week of mass mourning.

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleIran is preparing for a multi-day funeral…

Iran is preparing for days of nationwide funeral ceremonies for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, turning the burial of the country's longtime supreme leader...

Photos published by Iranian state media showed Gen. Ahmad Vahidi attending a meeting about the funeral of Khamenei, 86, and sitting alongside his casket.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dramatically remolded Iran during more than three decades as supreme leader, turning it into a regional powerhouse and bringing it increasingly into…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dramatically remolded Iran during more than three decades as supreme leader, turning it into a regional powerhouse and…

By Parisa Hafezi and Jana ChoukeirDUBAI, July 3 - The body of Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was lying in state in a vast hall in Tehran on Friday as clerics,…

Iran has begun a multi-day state funeral for former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, nearly four months after he was killed in joint U.S.-Israeli airstrikes. Delegations…

Khamenei, who led Iran for nearly four decades, was killed on Feb. 28 when the U.S. and Israel jointly launched the war.

Iran is staging a week of mass funeral processions for Khamenei, whose 37-year reign was brought to an end in February by the first airstrike of the war.

The elaborate funeral for the late supreme leader is becoming more than a farewell; it serves as a carefully staged test of regime continuity after his decades-long rule.

Top Iranian officials and foreign dignitaries pay respects to late leader killed in joint US-Israeli strike in February.

The funeral marks the first time in months that many international media crews have been allowed into Tehran, with the regime keen to project itself as the winner of the…