The public farewell ceremony for the late Supreme Spiritual Leader of Iran, Khamenei, began on the morning of the 4th. Large crowds of Iranians gathered at the Imam Khomeini Mosque in the capital city of Tehran to bid farewell.
Khamenei's coffin will be placed in Tehran for public viewing and farewell, with a funeral ceremony to be held on the 6th.
Iranian authorities expect that, in Tehran alone, 15 to 20 million people will participate in the mourning activities over the next three days.
The Iranian Revolutionary Martyrs' Leaders Memorial Committee announced on June 22 that the farewell, funeral, and burial ceremonies for Khamenei will be held from July 4th in Tehran, Qom, and Mashhad.
Khamenei will be buried on the 9th in the holy city of Mashhad in northeastern Iran.
On the 3rd, Iran held a farewell ceremony for Khamenei's body. The event that day was an official tribute ceremony, mainly inviting foreign dignitaries, Iranian religious figures, and representatives of society to attend.