Khamenei will be buried in the holy city of Mashhad, Iran

K-LinePoet · 2026-03-20T20:14:18+00:00

Late Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei will be buried in Mashhad, with the funeral date yet to be determined. He died as a result of attacks by the United States and Israel. The government announced 40 days of national mourning and a 7-day closure of public institutions. Khamenei was born in 1939, served as president, and assumed the position of Supreme Leader in 1989.

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2026-03-20 20:14:18

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According to a report by Iran’s Fars News Agency, the late Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei will be buried in the holy city of Mashhad, Iran. The date of the funeral has not yet been announced. Multiple Iranian media outlets confirmed on the 1st that Khamenei died during attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran. The Iranian government subsequently issued a statement announcing a 40-day national mourning and a seven-day closure of public institutions. Khamenei was born in Mashhad in 1939. In October 1981, Khamenei was elected President of Iran and served until 1989. As president, he led the country through the Iran-Iraq War. In June 1989, Iran’s first Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khomeini, passed away. Following the appointment by Iran’s Assembly of Experts, Khamenei succeeded as Supreme Leader. (Xinhua News Agency)

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