Trending:US-Israel-Iran warIran new supreme leaderIran war falloutT20 World CupHoli 2026OpenAI military contractadvertisementIran postpones Khamenei’s funeral citing anticipated massive crowdsFP News Desk • March 4, 2026, 17:24:45 ISTWhatsapp Facebook TwitteradvertisementIran 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,”. AdvertisementSubscribe Join Us+ Follow us On GoogleA portrait of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in Israeli and US strikes on Saturday, stands among flowers outside the Iranian Embassy in Moscow. ReutersIran has delayed the state funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, originally scheduled for Wednesday evening in Tehran, citing expectations of an exceptionally large public turnout, according to state television.“The farewell ceremony for the martyred Imam has been postponed. A new date will be announced later,” Iranian state TV said on Wednesday, days after Khamenei was killed in joint U. S.–Israeli airstrikes over the weekend. Khamenei, 86, who led Iran since 1989 and built his leadership around staunch opposition to the United States and Israel, was killed on Saturday in aerial strikes carried out by U. S.
