Iran Bids Final Farewell to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Emotional Tehran Ceremony.

President Masoud Pezeshkian Moved to Tears as Thousands Gather at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla; Pakistan PM, Indian Delegation Among Foreign Dignitaries.

Thousands Gather for State Funeral in Tehran.

Iran held an emotional final farewell for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Tehran. Thousands of mourners filled the vast prayer hall Thursday to honor Khamenei’s legacy, marking a key moment in the seven-day state funeral that began July 3.

The ceremony drew senior Iranian officials and foreign dignitaries. President Masoud Pezeshkian was visibly moved, wiping away tears as chants and laments echoed through the hall. Khamenei’s flag-draped coffin was surrounded by flowers, with mourners swaying and beating their chests in traditional mourning.

Foreign Delegations Pay Respects

Several nations sent high-level representatives:

Pakistan: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif led a delegation including Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.

India: A delegation including Bihar Governor Lt Gen (Retd) Syed Ata Hasnain, MoS External Affairs Pabitra Margherita, former EAM Salman Khurshid, and Mehbooba Mufti paid tribute.

China: Senior lawmaker He Wei attended on behalf of Beijing.

Week-Long Rites Across Iran and Iraq

Khamenei, 86, was killed on February 28 in a joint U.S.Israeli airstrike on Tehran that triggered a four-month war. Today’s ceremony is part of processions spanning Tehran, Qom, Najaf, and Karbala, ending with burial on July 9 at the Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad.

His son, Mojtaba Khamenei, succeeded him as Supreme Leader in March but remains out of public view after being wounded in the same strike.