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The Iranian regime is betting a historic turnout at former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei\u2019s funeral will send a message of national unity and legitimacy by rallying mourners under the slogan \u201cWe Must Rise.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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The funeral ceremonies, beginning Friday, will span Iran and Iraq over several days. After lying in state in Tehran, Khamenei\u2019s body will be taken to the Shiite holy cities of Najaf and Karbala before returning to Iran for ceremonies in Qom and a July 9 burial at the Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad, his birthplace.<\/span><\/p>\n

Iranian authorities <\/span>estimate<\/span> turnout could reach tens of millions, marking one of the most widely attended funerals in history.<\/span><\/p>\n

The scale of the preparations reflects the significance of Khamenei\u2019s 36-year rule and the regime\u2019s desire to demonstrate popular support following its massacre of thousands of anti-regime protesters and the war that claimed the former leader\u2019s life.<\/span><\/p>\n

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has urged citizens \u201cof every ethnicity, religion, preference and political tendency\u201d to attend, explicitly linking turnout to the image Iran hopes to project internationally.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYour widespread presence will be a decisive response to the logic of terrorism, violence, and bullying, and a clear message to the world that the Iranian nation stands united and in solidarity in defending its independence and dignity,\u201d Pezeshkian said Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s chief negotiator and parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, likewise called on Iranians to attend in massive numbers, framing participation as an act of revenge for Khamenei\u2019s death.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe nation\u2019s call for vengeance must ring in the ears of the whole world,\u201d Ghalibaf said, urging citizens to \u201cwrite a glorious page in the history of Islamic Iran.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The funeral\u2019s official slogan, \u201cWe Must Rise,\u201d alongside imagery of Khamenei\u2019s raised fist, reinforces the regime\u2019s effort to transform the ceremonies into a display of resilience and national unity.<\/span><\/p>\n

Foreign delegations from more than 30 countries are expected to attend, though the list of sitting world leaders appears limited. According to <\/span>The Jerusalem Post<\/span>, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Tajikistani President Emomali Rahmon are expected to be among the highest-profile attendees. China announced that senior lawmaker He Wei will attend, while India said it would send its deputy foreign minister and a state governor. Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev will attend as a special envoy for Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to the <\/span>Moscow Times<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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One major question remains whether Iran\u2019s current supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, will appear publicly during the ceremonies. The son of Ali Khamenei reportedly suffered injuries in the attack that killed his father and has not been seen publicly since assuming power, though written statements attributed to him have been released. The attack also reportedly killed Mojtaba Khamenei\u2019s wife, Zahra Haddad-Adel, along with Ali Khamenei\u2019s wife, a daughter, a son-in-law, and a grandchild.<\/span><\/p>\n

The government is undertaking an enormous logistical operation to accommodate the expected crowds. According to The New York Times, officials have established massive parking areas outside Tehran, arranged buses to transport mourners into the capital, and opened military barracks and schools to house visitors arriving from across the country. Crews have also been constructing platforms and crowd-control routes at Tehran\u2019s Grand Mosalla, where Khamenei\u2019s body will initially lie in state.<\/span><\/p>\n

The expected crowds have drawn comparisons to the 1989 funeral of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic. An estimated 10 million people attended the funeral, making it one of the largest public gatherings in modern history. The funeral reportedly <\/span>descended<\/span> into chaos as mourners surged toward Khomeini\u2019s coffin, causing his body to fall from it. Security forces fired warning shots to disperse the crowd, and at least eight people were killed in the crush.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 2020 funeral of Qasem Soleimani also drew millions before a stampede killed dozens of mourners.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Mourners from Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and other countries have already begun traveling to Iran, and commemorative events are planned in Iraqi cities as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

Khamenei will be buried inside the Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad rather than in a dedicated mausoleum. Khomeini, by contrast, was entombed in a sprawling shrine complex outside Tehran that became a pilgrimage site. Some observers have suggested the decision could spare the government from inevitable comparisons between the two leaders\u2019 public followings, particularly after years of protests that challenged the popularity of Khamenei\u2019s rule.<\/span><\/p>\n

The timing is also unusual, as Islamic tradition generally calls for burial as soon as possible after death. According to experts, Khamenei\u2019s body has likely been kept refrigerated because chemical embalming is prohibited under Islamic law. The more than four-month gap between his death and burial reflects the turmoil that followed the war and the challenges Iran faced in organizing a funeral during wartime.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Even as indirect negotiations continue, Iranian officials have used the lead-up to the funeral to issue fresh threats against the United States and Israel. Ali Abdollahi, commander of Iran\u2019s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, warned of a \u201charsh retaliation\u201d against any attack.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Iranian regime is betting a historic turnout at former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei\u2019s funeral will send a message of national unity and legitimacy by rallying mourners under the slogan \u201cWe Must Rise.\u201dThe funeral ceremonies, beginning Friday, will span Iran and Iraq over several days. After lying in state in Tehran, Khamenei\u2019s body will be taken to the Shiite holy cities of Najaf and Karbala before returning to Iran for ceremonies in Qom and a July 9 burial at the Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad, his birthplace.Iranian authorities estimate turnout could reach tens of millions, marking one of the most widely attended funerals in history.The scale of the preparations reflects the significance of Khamenei\u2019s 36-year rule and the regime\u2019s desire to demonstrate popular support following its massacre of thousands of anti-regime protesters and the war that claimed the former leader\u2019s life.Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has urged citizens \u201cof every ethnicity, religion, preference and political tendency\u201d to attend, explicitly linking turnout to the image Iran hopes to project internationally.\u201cYour widespread presence will be a decisive response to the logic of terrorism, violence, and bullying, and a clear message to the world that the Iranian nation stands united and in solidarity in defending its independence and dignity,\u201d Pezeshkian said Thursday.Iran\u2019s chief negotiator and parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, likewise called on Iranians to attend in massive numbers, framing participation as an act of revenge for Khamenei\u2019s death.\u201cThe nation\u2019s call for vengeance must ring in the ears of the whole world,\u201d Ghalibaf said, urging citizens to \u201cwrite a glorious page in the history of Islamic Iran.\u201dThe funeral\u2019s official slogan, \u201cWe Must Rise,\u201d alongside imagery of Khamenei\u2019s raised fist, reinforces the regime\u2019s effort to transform the ceremonies into a display of resilience and national unity.Foreign delegations from more than 30 countries are expected to attend, though the list of sitting world leaders appears limited. According to The Jerusalem Post, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Tajikistani President Emomali Rahmon are expected to be among the highest-profile attendees. China announced that senior lawmaker He Wei will attend, while India said it would send its deputy foreign minister and a state governor. Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev will attend as a special envoy for Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to the Moscow Times.One major question remains whether Iran\u2019s current supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, will appear publicly during the ceremonies. The son of Ali Khamenei reportedly suffered injuries in the attack that killed his father and has not been seen publicly since assuming power, though written statements attributed to him have been released. The attack also reportedly killed Mojtaba Khamenei\u2019s wife, Zahra Haddad-Adel, along with Ali Khamenei\u2019s wife, a daughter, a son-in-law, and a grandchild.The government is undertaking an enormous logistical operation to accommodate the expected crowds. According to The New York Times, officials have established massive parking areas outside Tehran, arranged buses to transport mourners into the capital, and opened military barracks and schools to house visitors arriving from across the country. Crews have also been constructing platforms and crowd-control routes at Tehran\u2019s Grand Mosalla, where Khamenei\u2019s body will initially lie in state.The expected crowds have drawn comparisons to the 1989 funeral of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic. An estimated 10 million people attended the funeral, making it one of the largest public gatherings in modern history. The funeral reportedly descended into chaos as mourners surged toward Khomeini\u2019s coffin, causing his body to fall from it. Security forces fired warning shots to disperse the crowd, and at least eight people were killed in the crush.The 2020 funeral of Qasem Soleimani also drew millions before a stampede killed dozens of mourners.\u00a0Mourners from Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and other countries have already begun traveling to Iran, and commemorative events are planned in Iraqi cities as well.Khamenei will be buried inside the Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad rather than in a dedicated mausoleum. Khomeini, by contrast, was entombed in a sprawling shrine complex outside Tehran that became a pilgrimage site. Some observers have suggested the decision could spare the government from inevitable comparisons between the two leaders\u2019 public followings, particularly after years of protests that challenged the popularity of Khamenei\u2019s rule.The timing is also unusual, as Islamic tradition generally calls for burial as soon as possible after death. According to experts, Khamenei\u2019s body has likely been kept refrigerated because chemical embalming is prohibited under Islamic law. The more than four-month gap between his death and burial reflects the turmoil that followed the war and the challenges Iran faced in organizing a funeral during wartime.\u00a0Even as indirect negotiations continue, Iranian officials have used the lead-up to the funeral to issue fresh threats against the United States and Israel. Ali Abdollahi, commander of Iran\u2019s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, warned of a \u201charsh retaliation\u201d against any attack.\u00a0Members of Iran\u2019s Assembly of Experts over the weekend appeared to endorse the assassination of President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, declaring that anyone who gains access to the two leaders is obligated to \u201csend them to hell.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":893,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2"],"yoast_head":"\nIran Wants The World To See One Thing At Khamenei\u2019s Funeral - Blue Route Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=894\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Iran Wants The World To See One Thing At Khamenei\u2019s Funeral - Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Iranian regime is betting a historic turnout at former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei\u2019s funeral will send a message of national unity and legitimacy by rallying mourners under the slogan \u201cWe Must Rise.\u201dThe funeral ceremonies, beginning Friday, will span Iran and Iraq over several days. After lying in state in Tehran, Khamenei\u2019s body will be taken to the Shiite holy cities of Najaf and Karbala before returning to Iran for ceremonies in Qom and a July 9 burial at the Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad, his birthplace.Iranian authorities estimate turnout could reach tens of millions, marking one of the most widely attended funerals in history.The scale of the preparations reflects the significance of Khamenei\u2019s 36-year rule and the regime\u2019s desire to demonstrate popular support following its massacre of thousands of anti-regime protesters and the war that claimed the former leader\u2019s life.Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has urged citizens \u201cof every ethnicity, religion, preference and political tendency\u201d to attend, explicitly linking turnout to the image Iran hopes to project internationally.\u201cYour widespread presence will be a decisive response to the logic of terrorism, violence, and bullying, and a clear message to the world that the Iranian nation stands united and in solidarity in defending its independence and dignity,\u201d Pezeshkian said Thursday.Iran\u2019s chief negotiator and parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, likewise called on Iranians to attend in massive numbers, framing participation as an act of revenge for Khamenei\u2019s death.\u201cThe nation\u2019s call for vengeance must ring in the ears of the whole world,\u201d Ghalibaf said, urging citizens to \u201cwrite a glorious page in the history of Islamic Iran.\u201dThe funeral\u2019s official slogan, \u201cWe Must Rise,\u201d alongside imagery of Khamenei\u2019s raised fist, reinforces the regime\u2019s effort to transform the ceremonies into a display of resilience and national unity.Foreign delegations from more than 30 countries are expected to attend, though the list of sitting world leaders appears limited. 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After lying in state in Tehran, Khamenei\u2019s body will be taken to the Shiite holy cities of Najaf and Karbala before returning to Iran for ceremonies in Qom and a July 9 burial at the Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad, his birthplace.Iranian authorities estimate turnout could reach tens of millions, marking one of the most widely attended funerals in history.The scale of the preparations reflects the significance of Khamenei\u2019s 36-year rule and the regime\u2019s desire to demonstrate popular support following its massacre of thousands of anti-regime protesters and the war that claimed the former leader\u2019s life.Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has urged citizens \u201cof every ethnicity, religion, preference and political tendency\u201d to attend, explicitly linking turnout to the image Iran hopes to project internationally.\u201cYour widespread presence will be a decisive response to the logic of terrorism, violence, and bullying, and a clear message to the world that the Iranian nation stands united and in solidarity in defending its independence and dignity,\u201d Pezeshkian said Thursday.Iran\u2019s chief negotiator and parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, likewise called on Iranians to attend in massive numbers, framing participation as an act of revenge for Khamenei\u2019s death.\u201cThe nation\u2019s call for vengeance must ring in the ears of the whole world,\u201d Ghalibaf said, urging citizens to \u201cwrite a glorious page in the history of Islamic Iran.\u201dThe funeral\u2019s official slogan, \u201cWe Must Rise,\u201d alongside imagery of Khamenei\u2019s raised fist, reinforces the regime\u2019s effort to transform the ceremonies into a display of resilience and national unity.Foreign delegations from more than 30 countries are expected to attend, though the list of sitting world leaders appears limited. According to The Jerusalem Post, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Tajikistani President Emomali Rahmon are expected to be among the highest-profile attendees. China announced that senior lawmaker He Wei will attend, while India said it would send its deputy foreign minister and a state governor. Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev will attend as a special envoy for Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to the Moscow Times.One major question remains whether Iran\u2019s current supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, will appear publicly during the ceremonies. The son of Ali Khamenei reportedly suffered injuries in the attack that killed his father and has not been seen publicly since assuming power, though written statements attributed to him have been released. The attack also reportedly killed Mojtaba Khamenei\u2019s wife, Zahra Haddad-Adel, along with Ali Khamenei\u2019s wife, a daughter, a son-in-law, and a grandchild.The government is undertaking an enormous logistical operation to accommodate the expected crowds. According to The New York Times, officials have established massive parking areas outside Tehran, arranged buses to transport mourners into the capital, and opened military barracks and schools to house visitors arriving from across the country. Crews have also been constructing platforms and crowd-control routes at Tehran\u2019s Grand Mosalla, where Khamenei\u2019s body will initially lie in state.The expected crowds have drawn comparisons to the 1989 funeral of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic. An estimated 10 million people attended the funeral, making it one of the largest public gatherings in modern history. The funeral reportedly descended into chaos as mourners surged toward Khomeini\u2019s coffin, causing his body to fall from it. Security forces fired warning shots to disperse the crowd, and at least eight people were killed in the crush.The 2020 funeral of Qasem Soleimani also drew millions before a stampede killed dozens of mourners.\u00a0Mourners from Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and other countries have already begun traveling to Iran, and commemorative events are planned in Iraqi cities as well.Khamenei will be buried inside the Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad rather than in a dedicated mausoleum. Khomeini, by contrast, was entombed in a sprawling shrine complex outside Tehran that became a pilgrimage site. Some observers have suggested the decision could spare the government from inevitable comparisons between the two leaders\u2019 public followings, particularly after years of protests that challenged the popularity of Khamenei\u2019s rule.The timing is also unusual, as Islamic tradition generally calls for burial as soon as possible after death. According to experts, Khamenei\u2019s body has likely been kept refrigerated because chemical embalming is prohibited under Islamic law. The more than four-month gap between his death and burial reflects the turmoil that followed the war and the challenges Iran faced in organizing a funeral during wartime.\u00a0Even as indirect negotiations continue, Iranian officials have used the lead-up to the funeral to issue fresh threats against the United States and Israel. Ali Abdollahi, commander of Iran\u2019s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, warned of a \u201charsh retaliation\u201d against any attack.\u00a0Members of Iran\u2019s Assembly of Experts over the weekend appeared to endorse the assassination of President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, declaring that anyone who gains access to the two leaders is obligated to \u201csend them to hell.\u201d","og_url":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=894","og_site_name":"Blue Route Journal","article_published_time":"2026-07-02T20:39:23+00:00","author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=894#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=894"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/#\/schema\/person\/19da116f8d79cf8987781569801c6b7c"},"headline":"Iran Wants The World To See One Thing At Khamenei\u2019s Funeral","datePublished":"2026-07-02T20:39:23+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=894"},"wordCount":931,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=894#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fa828ba8f98203a74887e02143d7c25f.avif","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=894#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=894","url":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=894","name":"Iran Wants The World To See One Thing At Khamenei\u2019s Funeral - 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