Reported claim

“Iran began formal funeral rites for Ali Khamenei on Friday 4 July 2026, with a week-long mourning and funeral ceremony schedule including Iranian and Iraqi cities before burial in Mashhad.”

Strengthened after Al Jazeera Arabic reported it.

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