Iranian state media reported that preparations are underway at the Grand Mosalla of Tehran for the placement of the body of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the US–Israel-led strike on Iran.
The Grand Mosalla of Tehran is a massive prayer complex used for the city’s most significant state and religious gatherings.
The preparations are part of a three-day
farewell ceremony being organised for the late Supreme Leader, with thousands of mourners expected to gather at the site.
According to Iranian protocol, a farewell ceremony followed by a funeral procession is organised after the death of a Supreme Leader. Meanwhile, Iran on Thursday threatened to target the Negev Nuclear Research Center in Dimona if Israel and the United States attempted to topple the Islamic Republic.