{"id":4785,"date":"2026-06-12T08:57:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T08:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=4785"},"modified":"2026-06-12T08:57:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T08:57:17","slug":"iran-delays-khamenei-funeral-tehran-mayor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=4785","title":{"rendered":"Iran delays Khamenei funeral: Tehran mayor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tehran: The mayor of Tehran said Thursday that the state funeral of late supreme leader Ali Khamenei, killed by US-Israeli strikes on the first day of the Middle East war, would be postponed until the end of June or early July.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran had earlier said it planned to hold the three-day event in early Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, which would have put in early June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Mayor Alireza Zakani, in a statement carried by the Fars news agency, said the ceremony had been postponed until after the first 10 days of Muharram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This would mean Khamenei&#8217;s funeral would take place in the second 10 days of Muharram, between June 26 and July 5. 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