Thursday, 20 August 2026

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Ali Khamenei Buried at Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad After Six Days of State Mourning

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme religious leader, was buried on Thursday at the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad, his birthplace and one of Shia Islam’s holiest cities, after six days of state mourning. According to a Reuters report, Mashhad’s main roads and alleyways began filling with members of

Millions gather as Khamenei funeral procession begins in Tehran

Vast crowds gathered for the funeral procession of Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran on Monday, with authorities estimating millions were on the streets in numbers that could rival those of his predecessor's farewell nearly four decades ago. Authorities have yet to give an official

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's Coffin Displayed as Iran Begins Week-Long State Funeral

Iran has begun a week-long series of funeral ceremonies for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, whose coffin was placed on public display at Tehran's Grand Mosalla on Friday, marking the start of what authorities expect to be one of the largest state mourning events in the country's history. Kha

Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed Meets Iran Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf

Bangladesh Parliament Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed met Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf in Tehran on Friday after arriving in the Iranian capital to attend the state funeral of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in an Israeli attack. Bangladesh’s Foreign Min

Flowers and a raised fist: Tehran's Grand Mosalla readies for Khamenei farewell

At the entrance to the vast religious complex where Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's body is set to lie in state from Saturday, dozens were hard at work under an intense heatwave to prepare for the slain supreme leader's grand funeral. Security was on high alert ahead of the start of the funerary activities