Tehran, June 13 -- Iran on Saturday, June 13 announced that funeral ceremonies for its late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will commence in Tehran on July 4 and culminate in his burial at the Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad on July 9, according to state media.

Details of the funeral arrangements were released by the committee overseeing the ceremonies, outlining a six-day programme across three Iranian cities.

A farewell ceremony will be held at Tehran's Imam Khomeini Mosalla prayer grounds on July 4 and 5. Public mourning events will continue in the capital on July 6 before moving to the holy city of Qom on July 7.

The final stage of the funeral programme is scheduled for July 9 in Mashhad, where Khamenei will be buried at the Imam...