Iran President invites PM Modi to attend funeral for Ali Khamenei: Sources
Iran's former Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed on the first day of Israeli and US strikes against Tehran on February 28. His funeral will begin on July 4 and end with his burial in his hometown in Mashad on July 9.
The 86-year-old was killed on February 28, the first day of Israeli and US airstrikes on Tehran. He had served as the supreme leader of the Islamic Republic for 36 years.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has invited PM Narendra Modi to the funeral of former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Khamenei's funeral rites will begin on July 4 and conclude with his burial in the holy northeastern city of Mashhad, his hometown, on July 9.
The state media reported that funeral arrangements for the former Supreme Leader will include ceremonies in Qom, another holy city in the south of Tehran, on July 7.
Though Islamic law requires the dead to be buried as soon as possible, and ideally within a day of death, exceptions are permitted, particularly in time of war. There have been speculations regarding the date of Ali Khamenei's funeral since his assassination in February.
Reports said initially that he could be buried at the end of June before being confirmed by state media that it would be in July.
The funeral, which is expected to witness nearly 20 million mourners in Tehran, Mashad and Qom, will also see Pakistani officials, including PM Shehbaz Sharif. If the numbers turn out to be accurate, it could break the 10-million record set by the 1989 funeral of the Islamic Republic of Iran's founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
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