Khamenei Funeral Coverage
Global outlets frame Iran's leader funeral as a political show of force and revenge.
July 6, 2026 · Updated Jul 6, 8:46pm ET
HuffPostIran's Slain Leader Khamenei Laid In State In Tehran For Week Of Mass Funeral Events
ABC NewsMourners throng funeral procession in Tehran for Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
New York PostIran’s supreme leader bails on first day of late dad’s funeral ceremonies
The Guardian‘We are Iran’s true missiles’: millions gather in Tehran for day four of Ali Khamenei’s funeral
Associated PressAyatollah Ali Khamenei, who led Iran with iron fist while confronting the US, will be buried
Breitbart NewsIran 'Supreme Leader' Skips His Dad Ayatollah Khamenei's Funeral
Al JazeeraBody of Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei arrives in Qom
BBC NewsResistance and revenge - Iran wanted to send a message with its farewell to Khamenei
RedStateWatch: Khamenei Funeral Becomes Platform for Anti-Trump Hate, Death Threats
TIME MagazineIran Holds Funerary Processions for Late Supreme Leader in 'Referendum' for Regime
NBC NewsMonths after U.S. and Israeli strikes, Iran readies massive funeral for Khamenei
PJ MediaKhamenei Mourners Hold Hit List Signs Targeting Trump, Americans as Warren Staffer Attends Funeral
MS NOWIran prepares for dayslong funeral for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in war
Christian Science MonitorDid the US-Israeli war against Iran save the Islamic Republic?
Political WireIran Funeral Doubles as Show of Defiance
Straight Arrow NewsIran preps for supreme leader's funeral; Olympian charged with Reflecting Pool vandalism
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What happened
Millions of mourners filled Tehran on Monday for the funeral procession of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Ali KhameneiSupreme Leader of Iran from 1989 to 2026, who was killed in a U.S.-Israeli strike on the first day of the war. The cortege carried Khamenei’s coffin, along with four family members, along a roughly 10-kilometer route before his body was taken to Qom for a planned Tuesday procession. The funeral also became a political rally, with crowds and speakers calling for revenge against the United States, Israel, Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu.
