Hundreds of thousands of mourners filled the streets of Tehran on Saturday as Iran began a week-long funeral ceremony for its late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Officials expect more than 10 million people to participate in memorial events taking place across the country. The funeral began at Tehran's Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque, where crowds dressed in black gathered to pay their final respects.
Khamenei, 86, was killed in a US-Israeli military strike during the opening days of the Iran war in February. Several members of his family, who also died in the attack, are being honoured alongside him.
To accommodate the large number of visitors, Iranian authorities opened more than 5,000 schools and thousands of classrooms as temporary shelters for pilgrims travelling from across the country.
Representatives from more than 100 countries attended official memorial ceremonies on Friday, highlighting the international significance of Iran's leadership transition.
The funeral programme will continue in Tehran until Monday before moving to the holy city of Qom, then Iraq, and finally Mashhad in northeastern Iran, where Khamenei will be laid to rest.
Security has been tightened across the capital, with checkpoints and thousands of security personnel deployed to manage the massive crowds.
Analysts say the timing of the funeral, during the first 10 days of Muharram, carries deep religious symbolism and is expected to reinforce Iran's message of resilience and continuity under its new leadership.
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