Overview
- The government announced on Saturday, June 13 that public funeral ceremonies will run from July 4 to July 9, with events in Tehran and Qom and burial at the Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad on July 9.
- Authorities and the funeral committee said the schedule was delayed for months because of wartime security risks and to place the ceremonies in the second half of Muharram, a solemn period in Shia Islam.
- Iran has declared a period of national mourning and is preparing large security and logistical deployments for what officials estimate could be turnout in the millions.
- The Assembly of Experts named Mojtaba Khamenei as successor in early March and he remains the declared Supreme Leader while staying largely out of public view since the February strike that killed his father.
- Pakistani mediators and some officials say a US–Iran framework agreement is close, a diplomatic development that could reshape the post‑war environment and intersect with the timing of the funeral, though Tehran has cautioned about firm timetables.