Hyderabad, July 9 -- The sixth and final day of funeral ceremonies for Iran's late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, began on Thursday, July 9, with his mortal remains arriving in Mashhad after being flown from Iraq's holy city of Najaf. He will be laid to rest at the shrine of Imam Reza, the eighth Shia imam, at 2 pm Iran time (4 pm IST) in accordance with his final wish.

Millions of mourners attended the funeral ceremonies held across Iran and Iraq over the past six days. Following farewell processions in Tehran and Qom, the coffin was taken to Iraq at the request of Iraqi religious scholars. Large crowds gathered in Najaf and Karbala on Wednesday before the body was flown to Mashhad. The burial schedule was revised after the fun...