Overview
- A Commemoration Committee published a timetable for public farewell ceremonies in Tehran on July 4–5, a Tehran procession on July 6, a Qom procession on July 7 and a final ritual and expected burial in Mashhad on July 9.
- Tehran officials and Iraqi lawmakers have signalled a one‑day detour to Iraq, with Tehran's mayor naming July 8 and Iraqi figures naming Karbala and Najaf, but exact locations and timings there remain unconfirmed.
- City authorities are preparing for unprecedented crowds, with Tehran officials saying the procession could last at least 24 hours and making plans to host up to 20 million people along the route.
- The ceremonies will be watched for any public appearance by Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, who was named supreme leader in March but has not yet been seen since the February strike that killed his father.
- Organizers stress heavy security and logistical measures because wartime threats and the chaotic mass turnout at Ayatollah Khomeini's 1989 funeral make crowd control and cross‑border movement major operational and diplomatic challenges.