While his son and successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, is still hidden from public view after being disfigured in the strike that killed his father, his other three sons are expected to assist the ceremony.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s body arrives in Qom as millions of mourners honour his leadership over past three days.

The funeral ceremonies will continue in Qom before moving to the Iraqi holy cities of Najaf and Karbala.

The coffin of Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei arrived in Iraq's holy city of Najaf on Tuesday after funeral ceremonies in Iran, bringing a multi-day…