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Sunday has been declared a public holiday for the entire country, and in the evening, Khamenei's body will leave the Grand Mosalla complex

Updated - July 05, 2026 08:42 am IST

Mourners pray during a public farewell ceremony to pay their respects to late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes, at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, in Tehran, Iran on July 4, 2026.

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Prayers were to be said over the casket of slain Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei on Sunday (July 5, 2026), the second day of marathon funeral ceremonies that have already drawn huge crowds to pay their final respects in Tehran.

Sunday has been declared a public holiday for the entire country, and in the evening, Khamenei’s body will leave the Grand Mosalla complex where it is lying in state in preparation for processions through the capital planned for Monday (July 6, 2026).

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On Saturday (July 4, 2026), vast crowds of Iranians loyal to the Islamic republic had massed for the start of the public funeral ceremonies, which authorities hope will serve as a message of defiance after the war with the US and Israel.

After five weeks of intense hostilities, the West Asia war is on hold after a ceasefire and an initial accord with the U.S.. But both Washington and Tehran have warned they are ready to resume fighting at any time.

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Prayers to be offered for Iran's Khamenei on day two of funeral ceremonies

Prayers were to be said over the casket of slain Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei on Sunday, the second day of marathon funeral ceremonies that have already drawn huge crowds to pay their final respects in Tehran.

Authorities have not announced whether a religious figure or a family member will lead the prayers for Khamenei, who ruled Iran from 1989 until he was killed aged 86 in an airstrike on the first day of the West Asia war on February 28.

His son and successor Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen in public since being named supreme leader, and is said to have been wounded in the same attack.

Sunday has been declared a public holiday for the entire country, and in the evening, Khamenei’s body will leave the Grand Mosalla complex where it is lying in state in preparation for processions through the capital planned for Monday.

- AFP

Published - July 05, 2026 06:56 am IST