Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, was assassinated in a US-Israeli strike on February 28.His funeral, delayed during the Middle East conflict, is now taking place as Iran and the US uphold a fragile ceasefire.

The funeral procession will pass through key religious and political sites in Tehran, Qom, Karbala, Najaf, and Mashhad, reflecting the Islamic republic's ideological foundations.Millions of Iranians and foreign dignitaries, including Pakistan's PM Shehbaz Sharif and CDF Munir, will attend the event.

The funeral includes a three-day lying-in-state at Tehran's Grand Mosalla, followed by ceremonies in Iraq's holy cities before burial in Mashhad.Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian emphasized the funeral as a demonstration of national unity against terrorism.

The event underscores the geopolitical tensions and regional implications of Khamenei's assassination, with Pakistan's leaders expressing solidarity with Iran during their visit to Tehran.