Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleIran commenced a multi-day funeral on Saturday for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who died at the age of 86 following an airstrike at the outset of the war.Mourners, dressed in black, gathered in Tehran, with Khamenei's body displayed at the Grand Mosalla, as the government anticipates millions will attend the ceremonies.The funeral began on July 4, coinciding with the 250th anniversary of the United States, during which crowds in Tehran chanted 'Death to America!'.President Donald Trump remarked on the situation, stating, 'We knocked the hell out of Iran,' and noted that 'They want to settle so badly.'The large turnout is expected to bolster Iran's government amidst negotiations with the United States regarding the Strait of Hormuz and ongoing concerns about potential Israeli attacks, particularly after threats against Mojtaba Khamenei.In fullIran-US war latest: Mourners gather as six-day funeral for former supreme leader Ali Khamenei starts in TehranMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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 is staging a week-long funeral for the Supreme Leader killed in the first wave of US strikes; Russia launches huge attack on Kyiv. Follow live updates.

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Iranian leaders began paying their respects on Friday before the coffin of the country's late supreme leader Ali Khamenei, killed in the US-Israeli strikes that triggered the…

Mourners in Iran are preparing for a dayslong funeral for the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed at the start of the war with the U.S. and Israel

US and Israel warned against attacks in advance of six-day funeral for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Mourners in Iran are preparing for a days-long funeral for the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed at the start of the war with the US and Israel

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...

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…

Top Iranian officials on Friday paid their final respects to the country's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei at the start of a week of funeral ceremonies, with allies and mourners…

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

Iranians began to gather on Friday for the funeral ceremonies of slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei, as officials and international dignitaries paid their last respects to the man…

Khamenei's flag-draped coffin sat at Tehran's Grand Mosalla alongside family members killed in the Israeli airstrike that came in the first moments of the war on Feb. 28.

Huge crowds gather in Iran's Tehran for the funeral of the late Supreme leader Ali Khamenei.

Before dawn, hundreds of mourners gathered in Tehran as Iran began days of funeral ceremonies for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed months earlier in a joint…

Iran began a dayslong funeral Saturday for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, months after an airstrike killed him at the start of the war. He was 86.

Follow live updates on the historic state funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Track foreign delegate arrivals and Iran's transition under Mojtaba Khamenei.