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Iran To Hold Khamenei Funeral As Mediators Dangle Requiem For Middle East Conflict

A huge billboard carrying the image of the late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in February 2026 in a military attack by the US and Israel on Iran, wraps the front of a building in Tehran. Iran has announced his funeral procession in July amid talks that a deal to end the war is in the horizon. (Credit: Photo by AFP via Getty Images //AFP)

Iran has announced it will hold funeral processions for slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei next month, as international mediators dangled the prospects of an end to Middle East conflict.

Iran's state-run news television, IRIB, reported Saturday that funeral processions, burial and farewell ceremony for Khamenei has been scheduled to be held between July 4 and July 9

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