Iran Holds Week-Long Mourning Ceremonies Following Ali Khamenei's Death

The Iranian regime continued its official national mourning ceremonies on Monday following the killing of Iran's former leader, Ali Khamenei. The observances include a week of large-scale funeral processions across the country, with additional ceremonies scheduled to take place at major Shiite holy sites in Iraq.

Alongside the official events, attention has focused on the prominent presence of senior regime officials, and the notable absence of Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei.

Among those attending the funeral procession in Tehran was former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who joined thousands of mourners accompanying the funeral procession through the capital's streets.

Iranian military spokesman Mohammad Akrami Nia also took part in the procession and used the occasion to issue a warning: "We are at full readiness. We used the ceasefire to improve our combat capabilities."

As part of the official mourning events, the coffins of Khamenei and several members of his family—including his daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, and his 14-month-old granddaughter, who were reportedly killed alongside him—were displayed publicly on Sunday.

Later, Iranian state television broadcast images of three of the late leader's sons—Mostafa, Meysam, and Masoud—praying in tears beside the coffins in the courtyard of Tehran's Mosalla complex.

The most notable absence from the mourning ceremonies was that of Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei.

According to reports, he was injured in the airstrike that killed his father on February 28 and has since remained in a secure undisclosed location out of concern for his safety and the possibility of another Israeli or American strike.