Iran's late supreme leader Khamenei buried in Mashdad

Iran's late supreme leader Khamenei buried in Mashdad

Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been buried in his hometown of Mashdad following a week-long funeral procession, state media reported. 

"Moments ago, following a week of magnificent funeral processions, the martyred leader Ayatollah Khamenei was laid to rest beside the shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad," the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting indicated. 

The coffin of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the day of his burial in Mashhad, 9 July, 2026 (Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters)