Mourners gather to pay their respects for Khamenei during a memorial service at the Iranian embassy in Oman's capital Muscat. (March 3, 2026)
Khamenei funeral to begin Wednesday evening
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Iran will hold a three-day state funeral for supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in US-‘Israeli’ strikes, official news agency Irna said.
"Starting at 10:00 pm (18:30 GMT), the faithful will be able to pay a final homage to the body of the martyred guide of the nation, by visiting the Imam Khomenei grand mosque" in Tehran, Irna said, citing a statement from the Islamic Development Coordination Council.
Khamenei was 86 years old when he was killed, and will be buried in his home city of Mashhad in northeastern Iran.
‘Israel's’ Defence Minister Israel Katz threatened to assassinate any Iranian leader picked to succeed Khamenei.
"Any leader selected by the Iranian terror regime to continue leading the plan for Israel's destruction, threatening the United States, the free world and countries in the region, and suppressing the Iranian people, will be a certain target for assassination, no matter his name or where he hides," Katz said in a post on X.
