&imwidth=800&imheight=600&format=webp&quality=medium "Iranian supreme leader late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to be buried on July 9, reports state media")
Over four months after Iran's supreme leader late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was assasinated in a combined attack by the US and Israeli forces, his funeral will begin in Tehran on July 4 and conclude with his burial in the northeastern city of Mashhad on July 9, reported state media on Saturday.
He will be laid to rest near the shrine of Imam Reza, fulfilling his wish of being buried next to one of Shia Islam's most revered figures.
Khamenei, who ruled Iran for nearly 37 years was killed in Israeli and US airstrikes on February 28, the first day of the US-Israel-Iran war. His burial in his hometown, the northeastern holy city of Mashhad was initially scheduled for March but got postponed due to the war.
The three-day funeral ceremony will begin in capital Tehran on July 4 and another in the holy city of Qom on July 7 with the burial happening in the northeastern city of Mashhad on July 9, said the state media.
Since Khamenei's assasination on February 28 in joint US-Israeli airstrikes on his office-cum-residence in Tehran there has been no news of Khamenei's body.
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US-Iran war coming to an end?
Coming to the war, US President Donald Trump has said that he still believes a deal with Iran could be signed over the weekend or on Monday, reported NBC, citing the president’s interaction with Axios.
Trump said the US would be represented by Vice President JD Vance in Europe. He also said that Iran has agreed to give up its nuclear ambitions, stop pursuing nuclear weapons and open the Strait of Hormuz once the deal is signed. However, there hasn't been any comments from Iran on this so far.
