Funeral Procession of Iran’s Late Leader Begins in Tehran
WANA (Jul 06) – The funeral procession for Iran’s late leader began at 6:00 a.m. local time on Monday, July 6, in Tehran. Large crowds gathered from the early hours of the morning, with roads leading to the main ceremony already filled with mourners as the procession got underway.
According to the Islamic Development Coordination Council, the main procession route extends from Damavand Street through Imam Hossein Square, Enghelab Square, Azadi Square, and Shahid Lashkari Street. All intersections connected to the main route have also been designated as part of the funeral procession area.
International media outlets covering the massive event highlighted the widespread calls for retaliation from the Iranian crowds. According to foreign press reports, the vehicle carrying the bodies moved slowly through a dense sea of black-clad mourners, who reached out to touch the metal casing surrounding the coffins. Many threw scarves and personal items toward the vehicle to have them blessed.
Mourners carried flags of the Islamic Republic of Iran, portraits of the late leader, mourning banners, and handwritten messages paying tribute to him. Participants recited elegies, read verses from the Quran, and chanted slogans as they bid a final farewell to the late leader of the Islamic Revolution.
Funeral Procession of Iran’s Late Leader. Social media/ WANA News Agency
Demands for retribution were central to the crowd’s messaging. Many held placards demanding revenge against U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while a mock effigy of Trump hanging from a gallows was seen along the procession route.
“Today is a very difficult day as we gather for our leader’s funeral,” one mourner said. “We did not come here to say goodbye; we came for revenge, and we will take it.”
Along the route, volunteer service stations and public relief groups provided food, refreshments, and other services to mourners, while emergency responders, law enforcement personnel, and executive agencies oversaw the ceremony.
Various domestic and international groups took part in the ceremony. A group of Lur tribespeople from various provinces across Iran gathered at Enghelab Square in Tehran to perform their traditional mourning rituals, commemorating the late leader through elegies and chest-beating ceremonies.
Funeral Procession of Iran’s Late Leader. Social media/ WANA News Agency
Members of Yemen’s Ansar Allah movement also participated, chanting powerful slogans of “Death to America” and “Death to Israel,” sending a clear message from the heart of the Axis of Resistance and underscoring the unbreakable bond between the Yemeni and Iranian nations against global arrogance. Additionally, members of Iraqi Hezbollah attended the ceremony.
A large number of senior government, military, and state officials attended the funeral procession alongside the public. Key attendees included President Masoud Pezeshkian; Brigadier General Esmail Qaani, Commander of the IRGC Quds Force; Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei, Chief Justice of Iran; Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani, Chairman of the Expediency Discernment Council; Mohammad Reza Aref, First Vice President; and Mohammad Mokhber, Adviser and Assistant to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution.
Other high-ranking officials present included Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Abdolnaser Hemmati, Governor of the Central Bank, Seyed Abbas Salehi, Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Sattar Hashemi, Minister of Information and Communications Technology, and Mohsen Paknejad, Minister of Petroleum, Fatemeh Mohajrani, government spokesperson, etc.
Organizers have planned for the ceremony to last between 10 and 12 hours, according to Brigadier General Hassanzadeh, the head of the headquarters overseeing the farewell, funeral prayer, and burial ceremonies for Iran’s late leader in Tehran.
