Iran to hold three-day farewell ceremony in Tehran for late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

Tehran, Iran. Iranians will bid farewell to late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a ceremony in Tehran late on Wednesday, a senior Iranian official told state media.

Ceremony schedule and public access

Hojjatoleslam Mahmoudi, head of Iran’s Islamic Propagation Council, said the farewell ceremony would continue for three days, with the funeral procession to be announced later. He said the public will be able to pay their respects to the body of the late Supreme Leader at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Prayer Hall starting at 10 p.m. (1830 GMT).

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Official comments

“The Mosalla (prayer hall) will be receiving visitors and the dear people can attend and take part in the farewell ceremony and mark a strong presence once again,” Mahmoudi said in comments carried by Iranian media.

State media report on death

Iranian state media reported that Ali Khamenei was killed on Saturday, aged 86, in air strikes by Israel and the United States.

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