{"id":2623675,"date":"2026-07-04T10:21:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T14:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-begins-khameneis-funeral-126-days-after-assassination\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T10:23:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T14:23:15","slug":"iran-begins-khameneis-funeral-126-days-after-assassination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-begins-khameneis-funeral-126-days-after-assassination\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran begins Khamenei&#8217;s funeral 126 days after assassination"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Firan-begins-khameneis-funeral-126-days-after-assassination%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2623675&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Iran held a six-day funeral for former Supreme Leader ayatollah Ali Khamenei, showcasing national unity and resilience after his death in a U.S. and Israeli airstrike. The ceremonies included laying his body at Tehran\u2019s Grand Mosalla Mosque, with multiple coffins, including one for his young granddaughter, who was killed in the strike. The event drew up to 20 million participants and included international dignitaries from countries such as Russia, China, Pakistan, Iraq, India, and Turkey, turning the funeral into a diplomatic gathering. Notably absent was Khamenei\u2019s son and expected successor, Mojtaba Khamenei. Iranian security was tightly controlled due to past chaos during similar funerals, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fla-county-prepares-for-toxic-waste-water-spill\/\" title=\"Fla. county prepares for toxic waste water spill\">amid fears<\/a> of terrorist threats or crowd crushes.The event occurred amidst Iran\u2019s efforts to project stability after years of war that damaged its leadership, and while the country faces ongoing economic challenges and public dissatisfaction. U.S. President Donald Trump referenced the funeral in his remarks, claiming that the U.S. had &#8220;knocked the hell out of Iran&#8221; and noting Iran\u2019s desire for settlement. The funeral was marked by solemn mourning, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/officials-launch-murder-probe-into-death-of-officer-following-d-c-protests\/\" title=\"Officials launch murder probe into death of officer following D.C. protests\">security forces<\/a> on high alert to manage large crowds and prevent chaos.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a> launched an elaborate six-day funeral for former Supreme Leader Ayatollah <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ali-khamenei\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2865\">Ali Khamenei<\/a> on Saturday, staging a carefully choreographed display of national unity and defiance just four months after <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-states\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"671\">U.S.<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"219\">Israeli<\/a> airstrikes killed the longtime leader.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ceremonies began after Khamenei\u2019s body lay at Tehran\u2019s Grand Mosalla Mosque on Friday. State media showed five caskets draped in Iranian flags, including a small coffin containing the body of Khamenei\u2019s 1-year-old granddaughter, whom Iranian officials said was killed alongside him in the Feb. 28 strike.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4635973\/pope-leo-xiv-liberty-medal-unity\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Pope Leo XIV calls on US to recommit to unity while accepting Liberty Medal<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4634002\/albania-kushner-flamingo-revolution-what-you-need-to-know\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Albania\u2019s Kushner-linked Flamingo Revolution: What you need to know<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4635489\/america-250-gifts-foreign-countries\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Here\u2019s what America\u2019s allies are doing to celebrate our 250th birthday<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">The coffins of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center on top, and members of his family are displayed ahead of the dayslong funeral ceremonies at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Friday, July 3, 2026. (AP Photo\/Vahid Salemi)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/07\/localimages\/AP26184141950672.jpg?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The coffins of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center on top, and members of his family are displayed ahead of the dayslong funeral ceremonies at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Friday, July 3, 2026. (AP Photo\/Vahid Salemi)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The funeral comes as Iran seeks to project stability after months of war that decimated much of its senior political and military leadership. Up to 20 million people are expected to participate in the commemoration. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mojtaba-khamenei\/\">Mojtaba Khamenei<\/a>, Khamenei\u2019s son and expectant heir, is notably absent. He has not appeared publicly since assuming power in March.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\"> Donald Trump <\/a>referenced the funeral during remarks Friday marking the 250th anniversary of the signing of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/declaration-of-independence\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3430\">Declaration of Independence<\/a>, touting the military campaign against Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe knocked the hell out of Iran,\u201d Trump said. \u201cThey want to settle so badly. We gave them a week off for a funeral, because we\u2019re nice.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">Revolutionary Guard members and clerics mourn on the esplanade of the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque as preparations are underway ahead of the dayslong funeral ceremonies for the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, Friday, July 3, 2026. (AP Photo\/Vahid Salemi)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/07\/localimages\/AP26184118596786.jpg?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Revolutionary Guard members and clerics mourn on the esplanade of the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque as preparations are underway ahead of the dayslong funeral ceremonies for the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, Friday, July 3, 2026. (AP Photo\/Vahid Salemi)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Foreign dignitaries began arriving in Tehran ahead of the ceremonies, including Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev and senior Chinese official He Wei. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pakistan\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1533\">Pakistan<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iraq\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"101\">Iraq<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/india\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1954\">India<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/turkey\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"234\">Turkey<\/a>, and several other countries also sent representatives. Over the coming days, the funeral is expected to double as a diplomatic summit for many of Iran\u2019s remaining international partners, with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili, Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz, and officials from Bangladesh, India, and Afghanistan\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/taliban\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"605\">Taliban<\/a> government expected to attend.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the most closely watched appearances came from Gen. Ahmad Vahidi, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, who had not made a public appearance in months. Iranian state media published photographs showing Vahidi participating in funeral planning meetings and sitting beside Khamenei\u2019s casket during a private service earlier this week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\">In this photo released by Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader\u2019s office, Iran\u2019s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard Gen. Ahmad Vahidi sits alongside Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei casket as it lies in a mourning hall adjacent to the Imam Khomeini Hussainiya within the Supreme Leader\u2019s compound before his funeral in Tehran, Iran, late Thursday, July 2, 2026. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/07\/localimages\/AP26184104616734.jpg?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this photo released by Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader\u2019s office, Iran\u2019s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard Gen. Ahmad Vahidi sits alongside Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei casket as it lies in a mourning hall adjacent to the Imam Khomeini Hussainiya within the Supreme Leader\u2019s compound before his funeral in Tehran, Iran, late Thursday, July 2, 2026. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Authorities have imposed extensive security measures ahead of the massive public gatherings, setting up nighttime checkpoints across Tehran, closing roads, and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >deploying additional security forces amid fears<\/a> of terrorist attacks or deadly crowd crushes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The chaotic 1989 funeral for Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini resulted in millions of mourners overwhelming security forces in scenes that left several people dead and scores injured.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4635173\/trump-best-president-history-of-israel\/\">TRUMP CALLS HIMSELF \u2018BEST PRESIDENT IN THE HISTORY OF ISRAEL\u2019 AMID NETANYAHU TENSIONS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Businesses across Tehran closed in the days leading up to the funeral as crowds poured into the capital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Iranian leaders have cast Khamenei\u2019s funeral as a symbol of national strength, the country continues to grapple with economic hardship, lingering public discontent, and an uncertain political future.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran holds a six-day funeral for Khamenei, showcasing unity after strikes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2623676,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26184118596786.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[6286,3823,82201,43212,21929],"class_list":["post-2623675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-assassination","tag-iran","tag-khameneis-funeral","tag-middle-east-politics","tag-tehran"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26184118596786.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2623675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2623675"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2623675\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2623679,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2623675\/revisions\/2623679"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2623676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2623675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2623675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2623675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}