Representatives from more than 100 countries are expected in Tehran on Friday for the state funeral of Iran's former Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to Iranian state media.
Khamenei, who was killed at the age of 86 in a joint United States-Israeli airstrike on February 28, will be honored during a seven-day funeral ceremony spanning Iran and Iraq. The main international ceremony will take place in Tehran on Friday, where most foreign delegations are expected to gather.
Among the leaders attending are Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, and Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili.
Several countries are also sending senior government officials. India will be represented by Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita and Bihar Governor Syed Ata Hasnain, alongside opposition leaders Salman Khurshid and Mehbooba Mufti. Russia is sending former President Dmitry Medvedev, China will be represented by senior lawmaker He Wei, while Turkiye, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh have also confirmed high-level delegations.
The funeral events will continue with public mourning in Tehran before moving to the holy cities of Qom, Najaf, and Karbala. Khamenei will be laid to rest next Friday at the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad, his birthplace.
Iranian officials say the funeral is expected to become one of the largest public commemorations in modern history, potentially surpassing the turnout at Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's funeral in 1989.
Meanwhile, Iran's military has warned the United States and Israel against any military action during the mourning period, vowing a strong response to any attack. Iranian authorities also confirmed that Khamenei's son and current Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, will not attend the funeral because of security concerns following reported assassination threats.
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