India, April 19 -- Iranian officials are reportedly "too afraid" to hold an elaborate funeral service for slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei amid the ongoing conflict with the United States and Israel.

Tehran is yet to determine the burial site for Khamenei, who was assassinated in a joint US-Israeli airstrike on February 28, which triggered a war that spilt into the wider Middle East region. Follow US-Iran war news live updates

In 1989, when Iran held a days-long funeral for Ali Khamenei's predecessor, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomenei, millions of Iranians swarmed the streets of Tehran in mourning. However, such a view couldn't be seen for Ali Khamenei in the wake of the US-Iran war.

Behnam Taleblu from the Foundation for Defense ...