Iran is preparing the largest state funeral in its history for former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a US-Israeli strike on 28 February.
The six-day ceremonies will take place across five cities, including in neighbouring Iraq.
They will begin on Saturday, when Khamenei’s body will lie in state at Tehran’s Grand Mosalla prayer complex.
The funeral events will continue through Monday, with a procession through the streets of Tehran. The ceremonies will then move to the holy city of Qom on 7 July, before continuing in Najaf and Karbala in Iraq.
Khamenei’s body will then return to Iran for burial in his home city of Mashhad on 9 July.
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