Officials say ceremony delayed due to expected 'unprecedented turnout,' citing need to prepare infrastructure; authorities don't link move to security concerns

Iran has postponed the state funeral of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, citing the expectation of an “unprecedented turnout,” according to state

Iran has postponed the state funeral of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran following his death in US-Israeli strikes.

The postponement was partly down to "the expected participation of millions of people and the need to provide the proper infrastructure" for such a crowd, said the head of Tehran's Islamic Development Coordination Council.

A three-day state funeral for Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has been 'postponed' hours before it was due to begin, Iranian state media reports.

Iran postponed the state funeral rites for late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that were originally set to begin Wednesday evening, state TV said. The 86‑year‑old former leader was killed on Saturday…

Iran announced that a state funeral for supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, which had been planned for Wednesday evening in Tehran, was postponed "in anticipation of unprecedented turnout," state television reported.