Reported claim

“Funeral ceremonies for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei are scheduled to conclude with burial in his hometown of Mashhad, northeastern Iran, adjacent to the shrine of Imam Ali al-Reza on July 10, 2026.”

Strengthened after Al Jazeera Arabic reported it.

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