Iran buries Khamenei in Mashhad after US-Israeli attacks

Iran buries Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Mashhad, his birthplace, following Saturday's US-Israeli attacks that killed him at 86. A large farewell ceremony will precede the burial in the holy city, where his father is interred at the Imam Reza shrine. Power transferred to a three-man interim council until the Assembly of Experts elects his successor. Security concerns may delay the assembly's final meeting until after the burial. Iranian media reported US-Israeli strikes hit the assembly's Qom headquarters Tuesday, following a previous strike on its Tehran base.

SOURCE: https://www.channelstv.com/2026/03/03/khamenei-to-be-buried-in-holy-city-of-mashhad/