Iran’s Khamenei funeral: Which world leaders are attending?
Summary
More than 100 countries are expected to send representatives to the funeral of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28. The funeral events will last a week, taking place in Iran and Iraq, with various ceremonies and processions planned.Key Facts
- Khamenei died at age 86 in a U.S.-Israeli air strike on February 28.
- The funeral starts on a Friday in Tehran and continues for seven days with ceremonies in multiple cities.
- The coffin will be displayed publicly in Tehran and later moved to Qom, then to Iraq, and finally buried in Mashhad, Khamenei’s birthplace.
- Leaders attending include Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon, and Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
- Other senior officials attending are Turkey’s Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz, India’s deputy foreign minister and state governor, China’s senior lawmaker He Wei, and Russia’s Deputy Security Council Chairman Dmitry Medvedev.
- The Taliban’s Foreign Minister and other Afghan leaders also plan to attend.
- Pakistan helped mediate peace talks between the U.S. and Iran in recent months.
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