Key facts
- Funeral ceremonies for Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei are scheduled from July 4 to July 9, 2026.
- Khamenei was reportedly killed on February 28, 2026, during a joint U.S.-Israeli attack.
- His son, Mojtaba Khamenei, has been named as his successor.
- Funeral processions are planned in Tehran (July 6), Qom (July 7), and Mashhad (July 9).
- An agreement to end the Middle East war is reportedly imminent.
Funeral ceremonies for Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei are scheduled to take place from July 4 to July 9, 2026, with his burial set for July 9 in Mashhad. Khamenei, who led the Islamic Republic for nearly 37 years, was reportedly killed on February 28, 2026, during a joint U.S.-Israeli attack. His son, Mojtaba Khamenei, has been named as his successor.
Farewell ceremonies are scheduled at Imam Khomeini Mosalla in Tehran on July 4 and 5, followed by a funeral procession in the capital on July 6. Additional funeral processions are planned in Qom on July 7 and in Mashhad on July 9, where Khamenei will be buried at the shrine of Imam Reza. The statement invited "all noble and dear people, the free people of the world, followers of the school of Islam, and those interested in Iran" to attend the ceremonies.
The announcement of the funeral dates follows a period of speculation due to the significant gap between Khamenei's reported death and the scheduling of the ceremonies, which officials have attributed to security and logistical concerns. The timing of the funeral announcement also coincides with reports that an agreement to end the ongoing Middle East war is imminent, with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif confirming the expected finalization within 24 hours.