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Hind Al Soulia - Riyadh - TEHRAN — Official delegations from several countries arrived in the Iranian capital Tehran on Friday to attend funeral ceremonies for former Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, according to Iranian media.
Khamenei was killed in a joint US-Israeli attack on Iran on Feb. 28, triggering weeks of war and escalating tensions across the region.
Among the senior officials arriving in Tehran were Iraqi President Nizar Amidi, Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi and his parliamentary delegation, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani, and Uzbek Parliament Speaker Nuriddin Ismoilov, Anadolu news agency reported citing Iran's state broadcaster IRIB.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also arrived in Tehran to attend the funeral at the head of an official delegation, according to a statement from his office.
Iranian media also reported the arrival of delegations representing Palestinian religious scholars, Russian clerics, Turkish political parties, Lebanese political parties, Indian representatives, and Thai Muslim groups to pay their respects during the funeral ceremonies.
Separately, representatives of the Bulgarian Republican Party and members of parliament attended memorial events honoring the late Iranian leader, according to Iranian media.
Members of the Lebanese group Hezbollah also held a farewell ceremony in tribute to Khamenei.
Iranian media said additional foreign delegations were expected to continue arriving throughout the day, while memorial events will continue in the coming days.
According to the announced funeral schedule, an official memorial ceremony for Khamenei will be held on Friday with the participation of heads of state, senior officials, and religious leaders.
Farewell ceremonies will continue in Tehran on July 4 and July 5, followed by the main funeral procession in the capital on July 6.
The funeral rites will then move to the holy city of Qom on July 7.
On July 8, ceremonies are scheduled in Iraq, including in Baghdad, Najaf, and Karbala, where the body will be received by religious and political figures before being taken to major Shia shrines.
The final funeral and burial ceremony is scheduled for July 9 in the northeastern city of Mashhad.
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