Iran Holds Funeral Procession for Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
Quick Look
- Iran is holding a funeral procession in Tehran for the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and family members killed in an airstrike.
- Streets and airspace are shut down for the mourning period, which includes threats from mourners to avenge Khamenei's death by targeting US and Israeli leaders.
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Why It Matters
Iran is holding a funeral for its late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who died along with family members in an airstrike. The event is marked by threats against US and Israeli leaders.
Iran began a procession this morning through its capital, Tehran, for the funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Khamenei's flag-draped coffin, and those of his family killed on 28 February in an airstrike at the start of the war launched by Israel and the US, will be carried on board a truck.
Iranian authorities have shut down streets, airspace and daily life for the mourning, which began Saturday and will end Thursday after the slain supreme leader is buried at the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad, his birthplace.
The new supreme leader of Iran did not attend the funeral of his father, although three of his other sons prayed beside his coffin and those of four other family members on Sunday.
Meanwhile, as the funeral has gone on, there have been threats from mourners to avenge Khamenei's death. Mourners and the signs they carry have called for the killing of both US president Donald Trump and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The US federal agencies have been tracking Iranian threats against Trump and other administration officials for years, stemming from Trump's ordering the 2020 killing of Gen Qassem Soleimani, who had led the elite Quds Force.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Increased security measures for US and Israeli leaders.
Likely · Within days
Open Questions
- Will threats lead to actual attacks?
- Who is the new Supreme Leader?
- What is the US/Israeli response to threats?
