Iran says it will hold a three-day state funeral for slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei, killed by US-Israeli strikes on the first day of the recent war, at a date to be announced.
Ali Khamenei, who led the Islamic Republic for nearly 37 years, was killed in his home in central Tehran on February 28.
A state funeral initially planned for March 4 was postponed due to the war.
“A three-day public funeral is planned,” Tehran Deputy Mayor Mohammad Amin Tavakolizadeh is quoted as saying by state television.
Tavakolizadeh does not specify when the funeral will take place, but says it may be in early Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, which falls in mid-June.
He says funeral events will take place in Tehran, as well as in the holy cities of Qom and Mashhad, where Khamenei will be buried.
“In Tehran, the ceremony will last at least 24 hours,” Tavakolizadeh states, adding that up to 20 million people are expected to attend.
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