{"id":419,"date":"2026-07-04T06:52:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T06:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=419"},"modified":"2026-07-04T06:52:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T06:52:30","slug":"iran-begins-to-mourn-killed-supreme-leader-ali-khamenei-as-four-days-of-ceremonies-begin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=419","title":{"rendered":"Iran begins to mourn killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei as four days of ceremonies begin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.3934%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_239%2C$y_32\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/77941e8329e032381f581fb68ca1f9fec9532f64\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Iran begins to mourn killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei as four days of ceremonies begin\" title=\"Iran begins to mourn killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei as four days of ceremonies begin\" \/><\/div><p><\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<header class=\"sc-ad76bc40-0 fNDZoQ\">\n<div class=\"sc-5cbbddda-0 hjlPcO\">\n<div data-testid=\"article-author\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-1 hPBdKJ\">\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"sc-5cbbddda-4 borCAt\">Jon Gambrell<\/span> and <span class=\"sc-5cbbddda-4 borCAt\">Nasser Karimi<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"article-datetime\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-5 hxoHkT\"><span class=\"sc-a243f860-0 gjmXPs\"><time data-testid=\"storytile-timestamp\" datetime=\"2026-07-04T12:09:58+10:00\">July 4, 2026<!-- --> \u2014 12:09pm<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-7132c98c-0 efdRpd noPrint\" data-testid=\"article-actions\">\n<div class=\"sc-7132c98c-1 iddmiW\">\n<div class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-0 kbEYga\"><button aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Save article to read later\" role=\"switch\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-1 kmQlMe\"><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" height=\"24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" class=\"sc-d1b14060-0 TUyao\"><default:path d=\"M5.75 4C5.75 3.86193 5.86193 3.75 6 3.75H18C18.1381 3.75 18.25 3.86193 18.25 4L18.25 19.7709L12.8004 16.9682C12.2981 16.7099 11.7019 16.7099 11.1996 16.9682L5.75 19.7709L5.75 4Z\"\/><\/default:svg><span class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-2 gaKrMl\">Save<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sc-ba6ddcd9-0 kskMyR sc-d1b14060-3 cpmcTK\" role=\"tooltip\">\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 JmUoF\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/goodfood\/saved\" class=\"sc-3f16ee48-12 sc-d1b14060-2 jyLmZI iQLtAb\">saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><button aria-label=\"Set font size to normal\" aria-pressed=\"true\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 yiNod\">A<\/button><button aria-label=\"Set font size to larger\" aria-pressed=\"false\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 frqtnv\">A<\/button><button aria-label=\"Set font size to very large\" aria-pressed=\"false\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 frqrHP\">A<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<aside class=\"sc-6f94ac39-6 esmrVF\"\/>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\">\n<p><strong>Tehran:<\/strong> Iran has begun a series of elaborate events to mourn and bury its late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with banners across the capital, Tehran, urging people to rise up in support of the Islamic Republic after the devastating war that killed the 86-year-old cleric.<\/p>\n<p>Khamenei\u2019s casket has gone on display at Tehran\u2019s Grand Mosalla, a large prayer complex where the supreme leader gave many important addresses during his reign. According to state news outlets, his flag-draped coffin was flanked by those of other family members killed alongside him.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.177%2C$multiply_0.7025%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/333a1b56e3b04dfb134abc13002deb7c1cb716de, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.177%2C$multiply_1.4051%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/333a1b56e3b04dfb134abc13002deb7c1cb716de 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.177%2C$multiply_0.7252%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/333a1b56e3b04dfb134abc13002deb7c1cb716de, 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xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><default:g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><default:path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"\/><\/default:g><default:g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><default:path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"\/><\/default:g><\/default:svg><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Religious leaders and other dignitaries walk past the coffin of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">AP Photo\/Vahid Salemi<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It is unclear whether Khamenei\u2019s son, Mojtaba, who has not been seen in public since he was chosen as supreme leader in March, will appear publicly at any of the funeral events.<\/p>\n<p>State television showed people rallying by night in various Iranian cities on Friday (Saturday AEST), chanting slogans in support of the country\u2019s theocracy and against America and Israel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\">\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/bf1084114e063ec90359acbc0141f99876d24000, 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21.523087)\"><default:path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"\/><\/default:g><\/default:svg><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Khamenei\u2019s casket is flanked by those of other family members killed in the war.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">AP Photo\/Vahid Salemi<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The government expects to see millions flood the streets of Tehran from Saturday in scenes reminiscent of the burial of the late supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989.<\/p>\n<p>That could provide a boost for Iran\u2019s government, particularly as it tries to leverage its hold on the Strait of Hormuz in negotiations with the US over a permanent end to the war, and as concern still lingers that Israel could attack yet again.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"sc-c8170ed7-0 kBAoLZ noPrint\" data-testid=\"related-story\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" 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https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1226%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_11\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/d168e69761c0f8f6e6aced5f2bb483323d3aaf43 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ioInpc\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>A powerful general who leads Iran\u2019s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard emerged publicly for the first time in months for the funeral. Other top government officials will probably also be on hand, alongside foreign dignitaries, in a show of strength by Iran.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\">\n<p>\u201cAs long as these people, who are chosen (by God), are on the field, we will definitely continue the same \u2018no to humiliation\u2019 policy that was founded by the Islamic Republic,\u201d said Mohammad Hossein Rezaei, a volunteer preparing for the funeral on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will continue our policy of pursuing independence, and decisions will be made inside the country, and the people will decide their own fate,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.088%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/94a576234a6167774c0d5886ca6a94f733ab996f, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.088%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/94a576234a6167774c0d5886ca6a94f733ab996f 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.088%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/94a576234a6167774c0d5886ca6a94f733ab996f, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.088%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/94a576234a6167774c0d5886ca6a94f733ab996f 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Iran is expecting millions to pour onto the streets for the official mourning events.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.088%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/94a576234a6167774c0d5886ca6a94f733ab996f\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.088%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/94a576234a6167774c0d5886ca6a94f733ab996f, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.088%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/94a576234a6167774c0d5886ca6a94f733ab996f 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><default:g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><default:path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"\/><\/default:g><default:g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><default:path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"\/><\/default:g><\/default:svg><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Iran is expecting millions to pour onto the streets for the official mourning events.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">AP Photo\/Vahid Salemi<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Caskets displayed<\/h3>\n<p>The dead being honoured alongside Khamenei include a son-in-law, his eldest daughter, a 14-month-old granddaughter and the wife of Mojtaba Khamenei, the latter reportedly seriously injured and still in hiding months after the February 28 attack.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\">\n<p>Religious leaders and foreign dignitaries walked up to Khamenei\u2019s casket as a military band played or a man sang prayers. Iran\u2019s parliamentary Speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and President Masoud Pezeshkian, key leaders in the country\u2019s civilian government, all paid their respects.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/01112c81f0f12459c30a2055157c212db867d8ef, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/01112c81f0f12459c30a2055157c212db867d8ef 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/01112c81f0f12459c30a2055157c212db867d8ef, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/01112c81f0f12459c30a2055157c212db867d8ef 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The casket of Khamenei\u2019s 14-month granddaughter, Zahra Mohammadi Golpayegani, is among those on display.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/01112c81f0f12459c30a2055157c212db867d8ef\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/01112c81f0f12459c30a2055157c212db867d8ef, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/01112c81f0f12459c30a2055157c212db867d8ef 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><default:g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><default:path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"\/><\/default:g><default:g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><default:path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"\/><\/default:g><\/default:svg><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>The casket of Khamenei\u2019s 14-month granddaughter, Zahra Mohammadi Golpayegani, is among those on display.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">AP Photo\/Vahid Salemi<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Video published by Iranian state media showed an earlier mourning ceremony on Thursday night (Iranian time) for Khamenei.<\/p>\n<p>The black-clad mourners, whom state media identified as belonging to families of those who lost loved ones in the 12-day war in 2025 and the recent Iran war, threw scarves and other items for attendants to brush against the coffin, a common practice in Iran seen as a blessing.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/d0d7807cc948f87158bd9aa5f9353dca11fca4fb, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/d0d7807cc948f87158bd9aa5f9353dca11fca4fb 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/d0d7807cc948f87158bd9aa5f9353dca11fca4fb, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/d0d7807cc948f87158bd9aa5f9353dca11fca4fb 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Khamenei\u2019s casket is carried into the Grand Mosalla.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/d0d7807cc948f87158bd9aa5f9353dca11fca4fb\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/d0d7807cc948f87158bd9aa5f9353dca11fca4fb, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/d0d7807cc948f87158bd9aa5f9353dca11fca4fb 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><default:g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><default:path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"\/><\/default:g><default:g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><default:path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"\/><\/default:g><\/default:svg><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Khamenei\u2019s casket is carried into the Grand Mosalla.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">AP Photo\/Vahid Salemi<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\">\n<p>Later, state media showed images of Khamenei\u2019s casket draped by a red flag with white calligraphy reading \u201cYa Hussein\u201d, a Shiite expression in remembrance of the 7th-century martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad\u2019s grandson. It had been flying over the Imam Hussein golden-domed shrine in Karbala, Iraq. The flag also traditionally symbolises both the spilled blood of someone unjustly killed and a call for vengeance.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 hgrQwa\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$width_648\/t_resize_width\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/746e3e1cb333cabf5e1304ac19f3be4314bcaa46, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$width_1296\/t_resize_width\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/746e3e1cb333cabf5e1304ac19f3be4314bcaa46 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$width_636\/t_resize_width\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/746e3e1cb333cabf5e1304ac19f3be4314bcaa46, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$width_1272\/t_resize_width\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/746e3e1cb333cabf5e1304ac19f3be4314bcaa46 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The official funeral ceremony in the capital is being held at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$width_584\/t_resize_width\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/746e3e1cb333cabf5e1304ac19f3be4314bcaa46\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$width_584\/t_resize_width\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/746e3e1cb333cabf5e1304ac19f3be4314bcaa46, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$width_1168\/t_resize_width\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/746e3e1cb333cabf5e1304ac19f3be4314bcaa46 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 bNAuyX\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><default:g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><default:path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"\/><\/default:g><default:g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><default:path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"\/><\/default:g><\/default:svg><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>The official funeral ceremony in the capital is being held at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">AP Photo\/Vahid Salemi<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Top general resurfaces<\/h3>\n<p>Photos published online by Iranian state media showed General Ahmad Vahidi attending a meeting on Thursday about the funeral of Khamenei, then sitting alongside his casket as Iran\u2019s theocracy held a smaller service for him on Thursday night near the supreme leader\u2019s former home in downtown Tehran.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey must know that the pure blood of our martyred imam will mark another turning point in the victories of beloved Islam across the global arena,\u201d Vahidi told state television.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\">\n<p>\u201cThey will take to their graves the wish to see this nation surrender. This nation will rise higher day by day through this pure blood.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.14%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/c638320f742e5cb290b1c1c95413c4fa73ea9707, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.14%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/c638320f742e5cb290b1c1c95413c4fa73ea9707 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.14%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/c638320f742e5cb290b1c1c95413c4fa73ea9707, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.14%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/c638320f742e5cb290b1c1c95413c4fa73ea9707 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"General Ahmad Vahidi sits alongside Khamenei\u2019s casket in a mourning hall adjacent to mosque.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.14%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/c638320f742e5cb290b1c1c95413c4fa73ea9707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.14%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/c638320f742e5cb290b1c1c95413c4fa73ea9707, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.14%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/c638320f742e5cb290b1c1c95413c4fa73ea9707 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><default:g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><default:path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"\/><\/default:g><default:g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><default:path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"\/><\/default:g><\/default:svg><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>General Ahmad Vahidi sits alongside Khamenei\u2019s casket in a mourning hall adjacent to mosque.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Iranian Supreme Leader Office via AP<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Vahidi has become a major player in formulating Iran\u2019s tough stance in negotiating a possible permanent end to the war with the US, experts say. He had not been seen publicly since February 8, weeks before the Iran war began. Israel <a class=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/world\/middle-east\/how-the-us-and-israel-s-deadly-assault-on-iran-unfolded-moment-by-moment-20260301-p5o6go.html\">killed top leaders in Iran\u2019s military and government during the war<\/a> and has threatened the life of the new supreme leader too. Vahidi is believed to be part of a small clique in direct contact with the younger Khamenei.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.222%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/77941e8329e032381f581fb68ca1f9fec9532f64, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.222%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/77941e8329e032381f581fb68ca1f9fec9532f64 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.222%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/77941e8329e032381f581fb68ca1f9fec9532f64, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.222%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/77941e8329e032381f581fb68ca1f9fec9532f64 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A man rides a bicycle past a portrait of Khamenei in Tehran.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.222%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/77941e8329e032381f581fb68ca1f9fec9532f64\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.222%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/77941e8329e032381f581fb68ca1f9fec9532f64, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.222%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/77941e8329e032381f581fb68ca1f9fec9532f64 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><default:g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><default:path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"\/><\/default:g><default:g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><default:path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"\/><\/default:g><\/default:svg><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>A man rides a bicycle past a portrait of Khamenei in Tehran.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">AP Photo\/Vahid Salemi<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It remains unclear whether Khamenei will appear at his father\u2019s funeral. His father appeared in 1989 at Ayatollah Khomeini\u2019s funeral, weeping visibly, as he began his journey to lead Iran for decades with an iron fist while confronting the West.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\">\n<p>Israel\u2019s repeated threats to kill Khamenei drew a warning from Iran\u2019s joint military command on Thursday, which told Israel and the US \u201cto avoid any miscalculation\u201d over the coming days.<\/p>\n<h3>Funeral to last for days<\/h3>\n<p>Khamenei\u2019s official funeral is expected to last for several days, with his body being transported to cities in both Iran and neighbouring Iraq. Authorities plan to shut down streets, airspace and daily life in Tehran as mourners commemorate his life.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.088%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/0ee33b45193f8c00fe169519b96a1892696a7611, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.088%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/0ee33b45193f8c00fe169519b96a1892696a7611 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.088%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/0ee33b45193f8c00fe169519b96a1892696a7611, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.088%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/0ee33b45193f8c00fe169519b96a1892696a7611 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The face of Iran\u2019s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei gazes from hundreds of banners on display in Tehran. \" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.088%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/0ee33b45193f8c00fe169519b96a1892696a7611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.088%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/0ee33b45193f8c00fe169519b96a1892696a7611, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.088%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/0ee33b45193f8c00fe169519b96a1892696a7611 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><default:svg 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Salemi<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the Iranian capital, images of the late Khamenei\u2019s fist could be seen on banners and on a giant statue in Enghelab Square, framed by what appeared to be ballistic missiles flying through the air.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\">\n<p>In his first message to the nation, read by a state television anchor, Mojtaba Khamenei said he saw his father\u2019s body after his death with a raised, clenched fist.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"sc-c8170ed7-0 kBAoLZ noPrint\" data-testid=\"related-story\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-c8170ed7-1 iHMtRN\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 VKgwt\" data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 kZkxVd\"><a 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https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1858%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_455%2C$y_134\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/162e2e6854d3d1d9fe6b66f07d7bf0793880276d 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Iran\u2019s regime remains defiant despite the concerted military action undertaken against it by the US and Israel.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1858%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_455%2C$y_134\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/162e2e6854d3d1d9fe6b66f07d7bf0793880276d\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1858%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_455%2C$y_134\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/162e2e6854d3d1d9fe6b66f07d7bf0793880276d, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1858%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_455%2C$y_134\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/162e2e6854d3d1d9fe6b66f07d7bf0793880276d 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ioInpc\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The banners read in Arabic, English and Farsi: \u201cWe must rise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis fist is the clenched fist of all of us Muslims,\u201d taxi driver Jafar Javadi said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe leader\u2019s fist is a sign all our fists are clenched, and they [the enemies] will be destroyed with these fists, God willing. 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