Crowds filled the streets of Tehran as the funeral procession for Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, began.
Huge crowds filled the streets of Tehran as the funeral procession for Iran’s late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, began moving slowly through the capital. A week of ceremonies are taking place after Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli air attacks in February.
Published On 6 Jul 2026
Since arriving, the delegation has worked alongside local forces on the ground to locate and rescue survivors and provide humanitarian aid where possible.
Fire and Rescue forces used specialized tools to extract the driver, following which he was flown by helicopter to a hospital for treatment.
Security officials also told Walla that they view parts of the ceremony as an effort to normalize and validate the status of Mojtaba Khamenei.
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