Iran: State memorial for Ali Khamenei begins in Tehran.

RESTRICTION: BROADCAST AND DIGITAL: NO USE BBC PERSIAN, NO USE VOA PERSIAN, NO USE MANOTO, NO USE IRAN INTERNATIONAL, NO USE RADIO FARDA, NO RESALE, NO ARCHIVE, USERS MUST CREDIT "PRESS OFFICE OF THE SUPREME LEADER OF IRAN" HANDOUT — EDITORIAL USE ONLY — DO NOT OBSTRUCT COURTESY OR LOGO — EDITORIAL USE ONLY SHOTLIST: TEHRAN, IRAN (JULY 2, 2026) (PRESS OFFICE OF THE SUPREME LEADER OF IRAN — RESTRICTED) 1. VARIOUS OF OFFICIALS ARRIVING AT CEREMONY HALL / PRAYING IN FRONT OF COFFIN 2. VARIOUS OF MAN RECITING QURAN / OFFICIALS LISTENING / WOMEN / OFFICIALS LEAVING 3. VARIOUS OF ANOTHER GROUP OF OFFICIALS STANDING IN FRONT OF COFFIN AND PRAYING / LISTENING TO QURAN RECITATION / MAN RECITING QURAN 4. VARIOUS OF ANOTHER GROUP OF OFFICIALS ENTERING HALL (TWO SHOTS) TEHRAN, IRAN (JULY 2, 2026) - RESTRICTION: BROADCAST AND DIGITAL: NO USE BBC PERSIAN, NO USE VOA PERSIAN, NO USE MANOTO, NO USE IRAN INTERNATIONAL, NO USE RADIO FARDA, NO RESALE, NO ARCHIVE, USERS MUST CREDIT "PRESS OFFICE OF THE SUPREME LEADER OF IRAN" HANDOUT — EDITORIAL USE ONLY — DO NOT OBSTRUCT COURTESY OR LOGO — EDITORIAL USE ONLY: A state memorial ceremony for Iran's former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the US-Israeli attack, began at Imam Khomeini Mosalla Mosque in Tehran on Friday, July 3. Senior Iranian political and religious officials, along with invited guests, attended the ceremony to pay tribute to Khamenei. Security measures were tightened around the venue as mourning ceremonies continued in the Iranian capital. Farewell ceremonies will continue in Tehran on July 4 and July 5, followed by the main funeral procession in the capital on July 6. The funeral rites will then move to the holy city of Qom on July 7. On July 8, ceremonies are scheduled in Iraq, including in Baghdad, Najaf, and Karbala, where the body will be received by religious and political figures before being taken to major Shia shrines. The final funeral and burial ceremony is scheduled for July 9 at the Imam Ali Reza Shrine in the northeastern city of Mashhad, one of Shia's holiest sites.