Graveyard Birthplace Mashhad, Warplanes Guard Khamenei’s Coffin During Last Journey, Video Released

Meanwhile, the six-day funeral of late Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been completed. His coffin was flown to his birthplace Mashhad on Thursday. Khamenei was welcomed by warplanes. The video has been released.

A video has been published on the Supreme Leader’s website. Inside the plane were seen the coffins of Khamenei and other relatives of the late supreme leader who was killed in the US strike on February 28. Seen through the plane’s window, a fighter jet welcomes Khamenei’s coffin. It should be noted that the coffins were brought to the holy city of Mashhad in southeastern Iran on Thursday after a five-day funeral. They are supposed to be buried in the evening according to all customs.

Iranian fighter jets escort the plane carrying Khamenei’s casket

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Khamenei will reportedly be buried next to his granddaughter, son-in-law, daughter and Mojtaba Khamenei’s wife, Zahra Haddad Adel. All were killed in a US strike on February 28. Many people gathered on the streets of Masad on this day to bid Khamenei a final farewell. The final ceremony will be led by 101-year-old Ayatollah Hossein Nuri Hamedani, one of the Islamic Republic’s most conservative leaders.