🇮🇷🇮🇶⚰️ — Yesterday, 8 July 2026, Khamenei's funeral proceeded in Karbala, Shia Islam's Holiest city in Iraq, with his coffin carried through Shia shrines during the final rituals for the late Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran
🇮🇷 During the ceremonies, Khamenei's coffin arrived in Karbala, about 60km (37 miles) north of Najaf for a procession that ended at the shrine of Imam Hussein, which death in battle there in the 7th Century cemented the schism between Shia and Sunnis.
📊 Around 7 million mourners (mostly Shia Muslims) are reported to have attended the funeral
🚚 Khamenei's steel coffin arrived in Karbala in a refrigerated truck. Such truck was identified as belonging to Finland’s K supermarket giant Group, part of the retail giant Kesko.
⚰️ Men in dark clothing then pulled a coffin from the frosted rear compartment and carried it above the crowd.