Overview
- Iran opened multi‑day public rites on July 4 with Khamenei’s coffin on display at Tehran’s Grand Mosalla and officials saying the events will run through July 9 before burial in Mashhad.
- State media and officials urged mass turnout and estimated 15–20 million mourners in Tehran, using the gatherings as a symbolic measure of support for the Islamic Republic.
- Foreign delegations from countries including Pakistan, Russia, China and regional partners attended early ceremonies, turning parts of the funeral into a diplomatic signal of continued relationships.
- Mojtaba Khamenei, named successor in March and reportedly wounded, has not appeared publicly and state outlets said he will not attend for security reasons, leaving questions about the new leader’s public legitimacy.
- Authorities imposed wide road and airspace closures, deployed security and crowd‑management measures and issued safety advisories to reduce the risk of stampedes and to control a politically charged public spectacle.