IRAN DELAYS PLANNED STATE FUNERAL FOR KHAMENEI — REPORT

March 4, 2026March 4, 2026

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By: Muftau Fatimo

Iran has announced the postponement of the state funeral for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, originally scheduled for Wednesday evening in Tehran, citing the anticipation of an unprecedented turnout, according to state television.

“The farewell ceremony for the martyred Imam has been postponed. The new date will be announced later,” Iranian media reported on Wednesday, following Khamenei’s death at age 86 in US-Israeli strikes over the weekend.

Earlier on Wednesday, authorities had indicated that a tribute would take place that evening in Tehran before Khamenei’s burial in the holy city of Mashhad, his place of origin.

Since Saturday, Tehran has been struck repeatedly, with missiles targeting military and government infrastructure.

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Officials did not attribute the postponement to the security situation.

Instead, Mohsen Mahmoudi, head of Tehran’s Islamic Development Coordination Council — the body responsible for organising the event — told state television that the delay was partly due to the anticipated attendance of millions of people and the need to provide adequate infrastructure to support such a large crowd.