Iran’s Pezeshkian, Ghalibaf pay respects to slain supreme leader at coffin on display in Tehran

State TV broadcasts footage of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian alongside parliament speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf paying their respects at the coffin of late supreme leader Ali Khamenei, which is on display in Tehran.

Preparations for Khamenei’s public funeral, initially delayed at the height of the war, are taking place as Iran and the United States observe a fragile ceasefire after signing a preliminary deal to halt the conflict.

Pakistan, a key mediator in the US-Iran talks, said its Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif would attend the ceremony.

China, Afghanistan and Iran’s neighbours in the Caucasus region said they would also be sending representatives.

Following the ceremonies in Tehran, Khamenei’s body will be taken to the Iraqi holy cities of Najaf and Karbala before his burial on July 9 at the shrine of Imam Reza in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad, his birthplace.

President Pezeshkian and Major General Rezaei seen in tears at Khamenei's funeral. pic.twitter.com/OHnSlmuqBB

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