Iran on June 13 announced funeral arrangements for Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Farewell ceremonies will be held in Tehran July 4–5; a Tehran procession on July
6; a Qom procession on July 7; and a Mashhad procession on July 9, followed by
burial at the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad. Iranian media say attendance could
reach 15–20 million, which would likely make it the largest state-organized
event in the Islamic Republic’s history (Khomeini’s 1989 funeral drew about 10
million).