Khamenei, who ruled Iran for more than three decades, was killed in a US-Israeli airstrike on Tehran on February 28.
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The Indian delegation on Friday, July 3, paid tribute to Iran’s former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran.
Khamenei, who ruled Iran for more than three decades, was killed in a US-Israeli airstrike on Tehran on February 28.
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A delegation of Indian religious leaders paid tribute to the martyred Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. pic.twitter.com/Ji1i3vNkGm
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— Iran in India (@Iran_in_India) July 3, 2026
The Indian delegation included Bihar Governor Lt Gen (Retd) Syed Ata Hasnain and Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita. Iran earlier sent invitation for the funeral to the ruling BJP and Congress.
Congress was represented by former EAM Salman Khurshid and Pawan Khera, while the delegation also included former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and President of Jammu and Kashmir Anjuman-e-Sharie Shian, Aga Syed Hassan Mosavi Al Safavi among others.
An honour for me to be here in Tehran to express my deepest condolences & solidarity on the martyrdom of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei- a revered leader who dared to stand against the tide & fought for the oppressed. pic.twitter.com/dyfRbNXhsr
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) July 3, 2026
Months after the killing of Iran’s supreme leader, mourners are holding a dayslong funeral and burial for Ali Khamenei.
The mourning period is witnessing Khamenei’s body being carried through cities in both Iran and neighboring Iraq.
According to The Associated Press, Khamenei’s body will be at Tehran’s Grand Mosalla on Saturday and Sunday.
Thereafter, it will be paraded through the streets of Tehran on Monday and then taken to the Shiite seminary city of Qom, some 120 kilometers to the south. Tuesday will see Khamenei being honoured there.
On Wednesday, Khamenei’s body will reportedly be taken to Karbala, Iraq, home to the shrine of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad.
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