NYT
A Supreme Leader’s Final Crowds
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's coffin was transported through Tehran to a public funeral space. Large crowds gathered along the route and at the designated location. State television broadcast footage of the procession. Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader since 1989, had died at age 84.
Original reporting: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/world/middleeast/ayatollah-funeral-image.html