ALBAWABA - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a joint attack by the United States and Israel on Tehran on Saturday, Feb. 28.
In addition, several other Iranian officials were also killed in the attack. In retaliation, Iran announced an operation against Israel and American military bases and officials in the Middle East.
Iran launched Operation True Promise 4, carrying out massive missile and drone attacks on Israeli targets and U.S. targets in the Gulf and the region.
This photograph shows flowers laid at a makeshift altar with a portrait of late Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei and a flag of Iran outside the Iranian Embassy in Russia on March 2, 2026. Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL / AFP
Ali Khamenei: When and where will the funeral take place?
Iran's Cabinet of Ministers announced 40 days of national mourning following the killing of Khamenei.
A ceremony will begin at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Mosque in Tehran on Wednesday night for people to bid farewell to Ali Khamenei, Tasnim News Agency reported.
The Islamic Development Coordination Council said the ceremony will begin at 10 p.m. on Wednesday and will continue for three days.
On the other hand, the funeral of Ali Khamenei, who was killed at 86, is still underway, according to the head of the council. But sources revealed that he will be buried in Mashhad city, where his father is buried at the Imam Reza shrine.
No date for the burial was disclosed.
