Around 4,300 Iraqi and foreign journalists cover Sayyid Khamenei funeral ceremonies, The Supreme Committee reports

Baghdad-INA

Around 4,300 Iraqi and foreign journalists participated in covering the funeral ceremonies for the late Sayyed Ali Khamenei, the official spokesperson for the Supreme Committee overseeing the funeral arrangements, Lieutenant General Saad Maan, said on Wednesday.

"The live broadcast of the funeral ceremonies has continued since 5:00 a.m. and is still ongoing," Maan told the Iraqi News Agency (INA). "All Iraqi satellite television channels have carried the event live, while a number of them have maintained uninterrupted coverage since the ceremonies began."

Maan said the event received extensive international media coverage, with nearly 1,000 non-Iraqi journalists accredited to cover the proceedings. Around 3,300 Iraqi journalists also participated in the coverage across the provinces of Najaf and Karbala, representing television channels, news agencies, radio stations, newspapers and digital media platforms.

He added that around 20 satellite news gathering (SNG) vehicles were deployed in Najaf to transmit the event, with most providing free clean-feed broadcast services alongside transmission support for various media organizations.