Authorities anticipate up to 20 million participants in Tehran over the next three days. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A German report claims Iranian authorities are making extensive preparations for possible mass casualties at Ali Khamenei’s funeral in Tehran, reflecting concerns over past deadly stampedes at major state funerals in the country.

TEHRAN: Representatives of Tehran-backed militant groups attended the funeral ceremonies of slain Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei on Saturday (Jul 4), with envoys from Hezbollah and Hamas meeting with Foreign Minister Ab

Most foreign officials and dignitaries paid their respects on Friday to Khamenei, who ruled Iran from 1989 and was killed aged 86 along with several members of his family and top officials in a US-Israeli strike on February 28.

Thousands gathered in Tehran expressing vows to avenge the supreme leader's death. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Hundreds of thousands of mourners began a dayslong funeral Saturday for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, beating their chests in sorrow before the glass case containing his flag

Officials nixed supreme leader's request to perform burial rites for his father and predecessor Ali Khamenei, as Mojtaba's public absence fuels conservative infighting, NYT says