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Iran laid to rest former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on July 10, 2026, over four months after he was killed in an Israeli and U.S. airstrike on February 28. His flag-covered coffin was carried into the shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad as thousands of mourners gathered. His son and successor Mojtaba Khamenei did not appear publicly. The burial occurred amid renewed hostilities between Iran and the United States, with back-and-forth attacks over two days raising fears of a return to all-out war. On Thursday, sirens sounded in Bahrain, home to the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet, and missiles targeted Kuwait and Qatar, threatening a fragile ceasefire. Senior Iranian officials including parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and chief justice Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei attended the ceremony.
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Khamenei’s flag-covered coffin was carried aloft into the shrine of Imam Reza in his home city of Mashhad in eastern Iran as a sea of people waited outside and listened to prayers
Updated - July 10, 2026 08:00 am IST
The Hindu Bureau
Iran on Friday (July 10, 2026) laid to rest its former supreme leader Ali Khamenei, over four months after his killing in an airstrike, as two days of U.S. and Iranian attacks raised fears of a return to all-out war.
Khamenei’s flag-covered coffin was carried aloft into the shrine of Imam Reza in his home city of Mashhad in eastern Iran. A sea of people waited outside and listened to prayers, with no sign of a public appearance by his son and successor Mojtaba Khamenei.
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Parliament speaker and chief negotiator in talks with the United States, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, powerful chief justice Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, and Khamenei’s eldest son Mostafa Khamenei were all present at the shrine. State TV images showed some senior figures weeping over Khamenei’s coffin.
Back-and-forth attacks from the U.S. and Iran, including a day earlier, have repeatedly threatened the ceasefire. Thursday’s attacks appeared bigger all around, with sirens sounding at least three times in Bahrain — home to the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet headquarters — and missiles targeting Kuwait and Qatar.
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Published - July 10, 2026 07:58 am IST
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