Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's Supreme Leader, will be buried in a three-day funeral ceremony beginning Wednesday, according to Iranian state media reports. The 86-year-old religious leader reportedly died in an airstrike during a conflict involving the United States and Israel that began last Saturday. According to the Iranian news agency Irna, farewell ceremonies for what they called the "nation's martyred guide" will begin at 19:30 Swedish time in a large mosque in Tehran.
Khamenei, who led Iran as the country's highest spiritual leader for over 36 years, will then be buried in his hometown of Mashhad in northeastern Iran. The funeral arrangements were announced on March 4, 2026, with both Swedish media outlets reporting the details based on Iranian state media sources.