Iran’s late supreme leader Khamenei buried in Mashhad after week-long funeral

Iran’s late supreme leader Khamenei buried in Mashhad after week-long funeral Submitted by Fleur Hargreaves on Fri, 07/10/2026 - 08:46 Over 40 million people participated in funeral ceremonies spanning Iran and Iraq Crowds of mourners surround the convoy carrying the coffins of Iran’s late supreme leader Ali Khamenei and his family members during a funeral procession in Mashhad, 9 July 2026 (Atta Kenare/AFP) Off Iran ’s former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated by US - Israeli strikes on 28 February, has been buried in his hometown of Mashhad following a six-day-long funeral procession. Iranian media reported that between 41 and 43 million people participated in the ceremony, with Iran’s Press TV calling it “the largest procession the world has ever witnessed”. State funeral proceedings began on Saturday when tens of thousands of Iranians gathered at the Grand Mosalla religious complex in Tehran to see Khamenei’s coffin.