Iran’s Final Farewell Begins: Full Schedule and Details
WANA (Jul 04) – The farewell, funeral procession, and burial ceremonies for the late leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, along with four members of his family who were killed in the U.S. attack on Iran on February 28, have now entered their public phase. The multi-day ceremonies are set to begin in Tehran, continue in Qom and Iraq, and ultimately conclude with the burial ceremony in Mashhad.
Organizers have described the series of events as one of the largest public and international ceremonies in history — an occasion that, beyond its official and political dimensions, is also intended to highlight popular participation and the broad presence of ordinary citizens. The public turnout in Iran, they say, can also be viewed as a form of public endorsement and a reaffirmation of the country’s governing system.
Tehran has taken on a different atmosphere in the hours leading up to the official start of the ceremonies. According to reports, even before the official opening time of the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, sections of the complex had already become packed with people, with groups gathering around the venue hours before the programs were scheduled to begin.
Reports indicate that some mourners had arrived around the Mosalla area the night before in order to be present during the earliest hours of the ceremony. Roads and pathways leading to the venue had also witnessed a significant flow of people and the presence of popular delegations and groups since the early hours of the day.
A view of Tehran’s Mosalla moments before the farewell ceremony begins. Social media / WANA News
This comes as a major part of the international segment of the ceremonies was held yesterday. According to the National Headquarters for the Farewell and Funeral Ceremonies, cultural figures, academics, political elites, figures associated with the so-called Resistance Front, and delegations from different countries attended ceremonies in Tehran to pay tribute to the late leader and members of his family.
According to the spokesperson of the organizing committee, another part of yesterday’s events included the participation of dozens of official foreign delegations at different levels, ranging from presidents and prime ministers to parliamentary speakers, special envoys, and political officials.
Iman Attarzadeh, spokesperson for the National Headquarters overseeing the farewell and funeral ceremonies, stated that preparations for the events had begun in the early days following the killing of Iran’s leader, but security conditions and developments resulting from the war led to changes in the timing of the program.
According to the official announcement by the organizing committee, the late leader’s body will be accompanied during the funeral processions by four members of his family who were killed in the same attack. They are expected to remain alongside him throughout different stages of the ceremonies in Tehran, Qom, and Mashhad.
Public ceremonies in Tehran are scheduled to be held on the 4th and 5th of July at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla, where large numbers of citizens, public groups, and domestic and foreign guests are expected to attend.
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The official funeral procession in Tehran will take place on the 6th of July , after which the following stages of the ceremonies will continue in Qom.
The international stage of the events is scheduled for the 7th of July in Najaf and Karbala. According to the announced plans, the late leader’s body will be carried through the shrine of Imam Ali in Najaf before the ceremonies continue at the shrines of Imam Hussein and Abbas ibn Ali in Karbala.
The final stage of this multi-day journey will take place on the 8th of July in Mashhad, where after the concluding funeral procession, the late leader’s body will be transferred to the shrine of Imam Reza for the final prayer ceremony and burial near the holy shrine.
Alongside the official aspects of the events, organizers have emphasized that the most significant element of these ceremonies is the participation of the people themselves — a presence that had already become visible around Tehran’s Mosalla hours before the ceremonies began and which, according to officials, is expected to continue in the coming days in Tehran, Qom, Najaf, Karbala, and Mashhad.
Over the coming days, the event will not only be remembered as a state ceremony, but as a moment intended to reflect the bond between a leader and those gathering to bid farewell.
