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iranintl – Iran’s slain supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, was buried Thursday evening at the shrine of the eighth Shia imam in the northeastern city of Mashhad after days of funeral processions in Iran and Iraq, while his successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, remained absent from all public ceremonies.
Before the burial, Khamenei’s eldest son, Mostafa, led prayers over his father’s body.
Videos released by Iranian state media showed that no senior Iranian official was present in the front row of funeral prayers for Ali Khamenei in Mashhad, led by his eldest son Mostafa. However, some officials including Ghalibaf, Ejei, Mokhber and Hassan Khomeini were seen… pic.twitter.com/pcalfD8a64— Iran International English (@IranIntl_En) July 9, 2026
Islamic Republic loyalists filled the streets and courtyards around the shrine as Khamenei’s coffin was brought through Mashhad, his hometown, at the end of a week of funeral ceremonies.
Mourners dressed in black waved Iranian flags, carried portraits of Khamenei and held placards with revolutionary slogans. Some in the crowd chanted against the United States and called for revenge on US President Donald Trump.
Videos from Khamenei’s final state-organized funeral in Mashhad on Thursday night showed loyalists of the Islamic Republic chanting “death to America” and “death to Israel” and demanding revenge for the slain supreme leader’s killing.
Videos from Ali Khamenei’s final state-run funeral in Mashhad on Thursday night showed Islamic Republic loyalists chanting “death to America” and “death to Israel” while calling for revenge over the slain supreme leader’s death. pic.twitter.com/ZpCkE4jrQC— Iran International English (@IranIntl_En) July 9, 2026
Iranian state media also reported plans for a symbolic public execution and burning of a Trump-like effigy in Mashhad’s Ahmadabad Square, with footage showing the effigy mounted on a truck
The burial came as renewed hostilities between Iran and the United States deepened uncertainty in the country, with Tehran presenting the funeral turnout as a show of public support and revolutionary resolve.
Khamenei’s remains, along with those of four family members killed with him, had earlier been taken through Tehran, Qom and the Iraqi shrine cities of Najaf and Karbala.
The burial marks the end of Khamenei’s 37-year rule, a period his supporters portray as one of resistance against foreign pressure, while critics point to years of repression, economic hardship and repeated waves of anti-government protests with the latest resulting in tens of thousands of protestors killed by state security forces during January’s nationwide uprising.
