Russia pays tribute to Ali Khamenei: Medvedev attends state funeral in Iran, shares Putin’s message

Authorities expect public mourning and grand processions to attract millions before Khamenei's burial next week, four months after he was killed aged 86 at his compound in the opening US-Israeli salvo of the Middle East war.

On a hot summer day, millions of Iranians converge on Tehran to bury the man who remade their country.

Iran readies mega-funeral for slain supreme leader

Millions are expected in a weeklong funeral spectacle stretching across five cities in two countries for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.