Over 2.3 million people participated in the first hour of the procession in Najaf.
On Wednesday, millions of mourners gathered in Iraq’s cities of Najaf and Karbala for the funeral processions of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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Over 2.3 million people participated in the first hour of the procession in Najaf that began early Wednesday morning. To facilitate the ceremonies, Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi declared Wednesday a holiday across all state institutions.
The casket of the late Iranian supreme leader is slated to move later Wednesday to neighboring Karbala, where Abdul-Mahdi al-Karbalai, representative of Iraq’s Supreme Religious Authority, will lead prayers at the Imam Hussein Shrine.
On February 28, a U.S.-Israeli airstrike in Tehran killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his daughter, granddaughter, son-in-law, and daughter-in-law. Their deaths were part of a broader joint operation that used intelligence to determine the whereabouts of several Iranian civilian, military, and religious leaders.
Seyyed Ali Khamenei was a once-in-a-lifetime figure whose legacy will be remembered for generations.
I have never seen anything like the videos I’ve watched over the past few days. Even from afar, the depth of emotion and the sheer scale of the farewell are deeply moving.
May… pic.twitter.com/qnNRBonWzI
— Parisa (@loveparisa) July 7, 2026
On Tuesday evening, al-Zaidi and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian were among those receiving the casket at Najaf International Airport.
During a bilateral meeting held earlier on Tuesday, al-Zaidi affirmed the depth of Iraq-Iran relations and commitment to strengthening cooperation, while Pezeshkian expressed appreciation for Iraq’s efforts and extended an official invitation to al-Zaidi to visit Iran to enhance their partnership in addressing common challenges.
Funeral ceremonies for Khamenei have been held from Friday to Tuesday in Iran’s capital Tehran and its central city of Qom. He will be laid to rest in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad on Thursday, which the Iranian government has declared a day of national mourning.
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Sources: Xinhua – EFE
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