Najaf, July 8 -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi attended an official reception ceremony at Najaf International Airport to receive the body of the late Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, ahead of funeral ceremonies in Iraq, IRNA reported.

According to IRNA, the aircraft carrying Khamenei's coffin and members of his family landed at Najaf International Airport on Tuesday night.

The coffin will be taken in funeral processions scheduled for Wednesday in Najaf and the holy city of Karbala.

IRNA reported that millions of Iraqis are expected to attend the funeral ceremonies, noting that Ayatollah Khamenei was a respected cleric in Iraq and a source of emulation for milli...