Ayatollah Khamenei was martyred on February 28, 2026, in a joint airstrike by America and the Zionist entity on his office in Tehran. Four members of his family were killed with him: his daughter, his son-in-law, his daughter-in-law, and his granddaughter.
The public funeral waited until the war had ended. It began in Tehran on July 3, 2026 and runs for seven days across Iran and Iraq, ending with burial at the shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad, the city where his life began.
News agencies estimated twelve to fifteen million mourners in Tehran alone. Delegations from more than one hundred countries came to pay their respects, and 1.7 million Iraqis registered for the processions in Najaf and Karbala.
The official program gave the ceremonies the title 'The Leader of the Truth Seekers of Our Time' and the slogan 'We Must Rise,' from the Arabic Qumu Lillah: rise for Allah.
The map below follows the coffin from Tehran to Mashhad. Scroll to travel the route, or click a city to jump to it. Stops that have not yet been held show the announced program and will be updated as the ceremonies take place.
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Families of martyrs gathered beside the Imam Khomeini Hussainiyah, where the flag of Imam Hussain's shrine was placed over his body. His coffin then lay in the Grand Mosalla beside the coffins of his four family members. Millions filed past, and foreign delegations from more than one hundred countries paid their respects one by one.
The coffin was carried across the capital along Damavand, Enqelab, and Azadi streets, the route of the great marches of the Revolution.
The coffin travels from the shrine of Fatimah Masumah, peace be upon her, to the Jamkaran Mosque. Qom is the city of his seminary years and the city where he taught after returning from Najaf.
The announced program crosses into Iraq for an official reception in Najaf and a procession at the shrine of Imam Ali, peace be upon him. He studied in Najaf as a young man, and 1.7 million Iraqis registered for the processions in Najaf and Karbala.
Photographs and film from Najaf will be added after the procession is held.
The program continues to Karbala for a procession at the shrine of Imam Hussain, peace be upon him, between the two shrines. The flag of this shrine was placed over his body in Tehran on the first day of the farewell.
Photographs and film from Karbala will be added after the procession is held.
The route ends where his life began. He is to be buried at the shrine of Imam Reza, peace be upon him, in Mashhad, the city of his birth in 1939.
Photographs and film of the burial will be added after the ceremony is held.
Representatives of more than one hundred countries stood before his coffin at the Grand Mosalla.
The presidents of Iraq, Tajikistan, and Georgia attended, along with the prime ministers of Pakistan and Armenia. Pakistan's delegation included Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief Asim Munir. Turkey sent its vice president, Russia sent Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev, China sent a vice chairperson of its National People's Congress, and Saudi Arabia sent its foreign minister.
Parliamentary speakers came from Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Egypt, Kyrgyzstan, Qatar, and Uzbekistan. Hamas, Hezbollah, and Yemen's Ansarullah sent senior representatives. Most Western governments were absent.
Representatives of more than one hundred countries stood before his coffin.
The verse recalls the Battle of Badr, where a small force of believers defeated a far larger army by the will of God.
The verse praises men who stayed true to their pledge to God: some fulfilled it with their lives, and others still wait their turn.
The verse promises believers the upper hand, and teaches that hard days alternate among people and that God chooses martyrs from among them.
For the Iraqi delegations, the verse declaring that those killed in the way of God are not dead, but alive.
For Ansarullah, the verse on the Prophet's companions: firm against the arrogant, merciful among themselves, growing like a seed under pressure.
For several delegations, the opening of Surah Al-Fath, which announces a clear victory from God.
The verse raising those who strive with their wealth and their lives above those who stay behind.
The prayer asking God for an honourable entrance and an honourable exit, for the country mediating between Tehran and Washington.
For the state delegation, a verse of rebuke about those who hold back from sacrifice when it is asked of them.
