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Ali Khamenei is buried in Mashhad after a funeral that drew millions

Mountain Time
Local time
7:10 PM in Tehran
Where
Mashhad, Iran

Iran buried Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, killed in the U.S.-Israeli strikes that opened the war on February 28, at the Imam Reza shrine in his home city of Mashhad after a funeral that moved from Tehran and Qom to Najaf and Karbala in Iraq; Iranian media put attendance at 41 to 43 million. His son and successor Mojtaba Khamenei did not appear, and U.S. and Iranian strikes resumed during the ceremonies.

Why it matters

Trump had said neither side would fire during the funeral; the IRGC said the U.S. strikes were meant to overshadow it, and its commander pledged revenge for Khamenei's killing.

Sources (7)

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Corrections

  • Corrected the time from 4:00 PM Tehran time, Jul 11, 2026 to 7:10 PM Tehran time, Jul 9, 2026; corrected the headline (it read "Khamenei is buried as his son consolidates power"); revised the summary; revised the context note; corrected the location from Qom / Tehran, Iran to Mashhad, Iran; changed the confidence label from reported to confirmed; reclassified it from milestone to political; updated the sourcing note; added 5 sources: Al Jazeera live blog, The Guardian. Why and evidence
  • Removed 2026 Iran war as a source (an encyclopedia page, not a report). Why and evidence