A two-day farewell ceremony for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei began at Imam Khomeini's Mosalla prayer hall in Tehran on Saturday morning, drawing huge crowds from across the country.

Late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and members of his family were killed in a US-Israeli air strike on February 28.

Iran has marked the second day of funeral processions for its late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

Iran plans a six-day funeral for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with ceremonies across Iran and Iraq before burial in Mashhad.

IRGC caretaker chief Vahidi makes first public appearance Ahmad Vahidi, the caretaker commander of Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, has made his first public appearance since the start of the US-Israel war on Iran, according to Al Jazeera. The appearance comes as Iran prepares for the funeral of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed in an air strike early in the conflict

Khameneis body arrives in Tehran for funeral ceremonies The body of Irans former supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, has arrived at Tehrans Grand Mosalla mosque as funeral ceremonies begin for the leader who headed the country for more than 36 years

Former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's coffin has been readied as Iran prepares for seven-day funeral.

Funeral processions for Iran's late supreme leader will take place between July 3-9 across Iran and Iraq.

Officials of Hezbollah ally Amal Movement meet Iran's Ghalibaf Speaker of Iran's Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf met Khalil Hamdan, a senior member of Lebanons Hezbollah-allied Amal Movement, and other Lebanese officials in Tehran, Iranian media reports said. Hamdan is part of the delegation that travelled to Iran to attend Ayatollah Ali Khameneis funeral

UN chief and Iran foreign minister hold phone call on regional situation Antnio Guterres expressed his sympathies with the Iranian nation and government as the country prepares for the farewell and funeral rites of the assassinated supreme leaderAyatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, IRNA reported

Body of Seyyed Ali Khamenei brought to farewell ceremony in Tehran The body ofIran's supreme leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei arrives at the Imam Khomeini Hussainiya, southern Tehran, for the farewell rite, IRNA reported

Lebanon's Health Ministry says at least 4,298 people have been killed and 12,196 injured in Israeli attacks since March.

Iran plans six-day state funeral for Ali Khamenei Iran is preparing the largest state funeral in its history for former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a US-Israeli strike on 28 February

Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz continued despite ongoing tensions, while several governments and maritime authorities monitored developments closely. People cross a street in Tehran past a billboard depicting Irans slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei kissing slain commander Qasem Soleimani near the shrine of Imam Hussein in Karbala, Iraq, 29 June 2026 (AFP)

It will be yours to take. This will be, probably, your only chance for generations." Iran's ballistic missiles were 'never on the table' in US talks Read More But regime change in Iran failed, despite the US and Israel assassinating the former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as well as a slew of other top leaders

Thousands gathered in Tehran on the eve of Ashura, the first since the killing of Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced that a delegation from his country will attend the funeral of martyred Iranian leader Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei.

Iran has survived the largest deployment of American air, naval and missile assets since the Second Iraq War, he added. 'Iran gets its hands on a lot of money' Besides a pledge not to develop a nuclear weapon - whose construction and use are already prohibited under a Fatwa issued by assassinated Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei - the MoU is vague on Irans nuclear programme

Pezeshkian says Iran will not accept humiliation as talks approach Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the country would not accept humiliation and had learned from the late Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, to preserve its dignity in the face of external pressure

His image, and model, circulates regularly across Iranian social media. The lexicon of the wrestling mat seeps into political speech at the highest level: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reached for it in 2013, licensing nuclear diplomacy as narmesh-e qahremananeh, heroic flexibility , casting a strategic concession as a wrestlers tactical give, rather than a retreat in the face of a military threat

In a message marking the first anniversary of the conflict, carried by the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency, Pezeshkian paid tribute to those killed and said Israel had miscalculated by believing attacks on senior military figures and strategic facilities would weaken the country. Pezeshkian said the resistance of the Iranian people, together with the leadership of the late Ali Khamenei and the readiness of Irans armed forces, prevented Israel from achieving its objectives and ultimately forced it to accept a ceasefire

The report suggests that the conflict has created a new political and security environment in which Tehran is more willing to take risks and better prepared to withstand external pressure than before the war. Activists carry portraits of slain Iranian leader Ali Khamenei during Shaheed-e-Ummat conference in Lahore, Pakistan, 13 June 2026 (Arif Ali/AFP)

The diplomat paid tribute to senior military officials and nuclear scientists killed during the conflict, including Mohammad Bagheri, Hossein Salami and Amir Ali Hajizadeh. Their martyrdom serves as an indication of the rightfulness of a nation that has not bowed to force, terror, and coercion, Gharibabadi wrote, adding that the sacrifices of those killed and the leadership of Ali Khamenei had strengthened the countrys resolve

Funeral processions for Khamenei to be held in Tehran, Qom and Mashhad Iran has announced a series of farewell, funeral and burial ceremonies for Ali Khamenei, according to a statement from the office responsible for preserving and publishing his works, Press TV reported

Iran announces funeral dates for late supreme leader Ali Khamenei