AFP reported May 29 that Iranian state media said authorities are preparing a "grand" funeral for the country’s slain former supreme leader Ali Khamenei. The burial had been long delayed amid Iran’s war with the US and Israel; timing remains uncertain. Iran’s state TV, citing Islamic Propaganda Coordination Council head Mohsen Mahammadi, said a special headquarters has been set up and government departments are making arrangements. Khamenei, who led Iran for more than 30 years, was killed in the

AFP reported May 29 that Iranian state media said authorities are preparing a "grand" funeral for the country’s slain former supreme leader Ali Khamenei. The burial had been long delayed amid Iran’s war with the US and Israel; timing remains uncertain. Iran’s state TV, citing Islamic Propaganda Coordination Council head Mohsen Mahammadi, said a special headquarters has been set up and government departments are making arrangements. Khamenei, who led Iran for more than 30 years, was killed in the first wave of US‑Israeli strikes that began Feb. 28. His son and successor, Mujtaba Khamenei, was wounded in the attack and has not appeared publicly since taking office.