The turnout came as Iran negotiates with the United States over a permanent end to the war that killed the 86-year-old cleric.

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.

Khamenei funeral LIVE: Massive crowds are expected to gather in Tehran on Saturday to pay their final respects to former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iranian authorities…