Iran to hold funeral for slain supreme leader on July 4-9

Farewell ceremony for Ali Khamenei July 4-5 in Tehran; burial on July 9 in Mashhad, state media says.

Iran will hold funeral procedures for the country's slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei between July 4. July 9, Iranian state media reported on Saturday.The program will include a farewell ceremony in the capital Tehran on July 4-5. Then, funeral ceremonies will be held in Tehran on July 6 and in Qom on July 7.

Read More:PM Shehbaz says US. Iran expected to sign initial deal within 24 hoursOn July 9, Khamenei will be buried in the Imam Reza Shrine in the city of Mashhad following a funeral ceremony there on July 18.

Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli strikes that began against Iran on February 28. The attacks have also killed several senior Iranian military commanders and government officials.

A Pakistan-brokered ceasefire took effect on April 8, and efforts to reach a broader agreement have since continued.

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