Iran said it would postpone the funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a U.S. airstrike.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei greets veterans and former soldiers of the Iran-Iraq War in Tehran, Iran, on Sep. 25, 2024. /Courtesy of AFP Yonhap News

On the 4th (local time), AFP reported this. According to Iran's state broadcaster, government authorities said the event was postponed because an unprecedented crowd is expected to flock to the funeral.

It added that "a new date will be announced later."

Iran had initially planned to hold Khamenei's farewell funeral as a state funeral for three days starting at 10 p.m. on the 4th (3:30 a.m. on the 5th Korea time).

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