Iran postpones state funeral for Khamenei: state TV

Iran has postponed the state funeral of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran following his death in US-Israeli strikes. Advertisement World Iran postpones state funeral for Khamenei: state TV Iran has postponed the state funeral of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran following his death in US-Israeli strikes. Shi'ite Muslims holds a photo of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Magam town, Central Kashmir, Indian Kashmir, Mar 3, 2026. (Photo: REUTERS/Sharafat Ali) 05 Mar 2026 03:46AM Bookmark Bookmark Share WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedIn Set CNA as your preferred source on Google Add CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results. Read a summary of this article on FAST. Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FAST TEHRAN: Iran announced that a state funeral for supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, which had been planned for Wednesday (Mar 4) evening in Tehran, was postponed "in anticipation of unprecedented turnout," state television reported."The farewell ceremony for the martyred Imam has been postponed. The new date will be announced later," Iranian television reported on Wednesday after Khamenei was killed at 86 in US-Israeli strikes over the weekend. On Wednesday morning, authorities had said a tribute would take place that same evening in Tehran before Khamenei's body was buried in the holy city of Mashhad, where he was from. Strikes have pummelled Tehran since Saturday, with missiles targeting military and government infrastructure.Authorities did not link the postponement to the security situation. It was partly down to "the expected participation of millions of people and the need to provide the proper infrastructure" for such a crowd, Mohsen Mahmoudi, head of Tehran's Islamic Development Coordination Council, the body organising the event, told state TV. Related: US kills Iranian leader of Trump assassination plot, Pentagon says Tehran trying to swiftly appoint new supreme leader after Khamenei's death Inside the plan to kill Ali Khamenei Source: AFP/fs Sign up for our newsletters Get our pick of top stories and thought-provoking articles in your inbox Subscribe here Get the CNA app Stay updated with notifications for breaking news and our best stories Download here Get WhatsApp alerts Join our channel for the top reads for the day on your preferred chat app Join here Related Topics Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Iran United States Israel Advertisement Also worth reading Content is loading... Advertisement Expand to read the full story Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FAST