Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei laid to rest in Meshhed
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- Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was buried at the Imam Reza Holy Shrine in his home city of Meshhed.
- President Ebrahim Raisi, who died two years ago, is also buried at the same mausoleum.
- The funeral procession faced route changes due to dense crowds, requiring a helicopter for transport.
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Why It Matters
Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was laid to rest in his home city of Meshhed, at the Imam Reza Holy Shrine. President Ebrahim Raisi, killed in a helicopter crash two years ago, was buried at the same mausoleum.
MESHHED, July 9. /TASS/. Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was laid to rest in his home city of Meshhed, at the Imam Reza Holy Shrine, a TASS correspondent reported.
President Ebrahim Raisi, killed in a helicopter crash two years ago, was buried at the same mausoleum.
The route had to be changed at the very last moment, because the funeral cortege was unable to drive through the dense crowd, so a helicopter was used instead.
Khamenei was buried alongside his family members who were also killed as a result of US-Israeli bombings.
Journalists were not allowed to attend the burial.
The funeral ceremony began in Tehran on July 3. For several days, the late Iranian supreme leader was lying in state at the Mosalla Mosque in the Iranian capital. The large-scale funeral procession took place on July 6. After that, the remains were taken to Iran's religious center, the city of Qom. On the evening of July 7, Khamenei’s coffin was transported to Iraq for additional ceremonies in the cities of Najaf and Karbala.
Open Questions
- What was the exact nature of the US-Israeli bombings that killed Khamenei's family members?
- What specific additional ceremonies took place in Iraq?
