Iran is preparing for a multi-day funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28, 2026, at the start of the war with the United States and Israel. The funeral, delayed due to ongoing hostilities, will begin Saturday in Tehran and extend through the following week, with processions in Qom, Karbala in Iraq, and finally Mashhad. Authorities hope for a massive turnout to demonstrate the regime's resilience, but the event also poses risks, including deadly stampedes reminiscent of the 1989 funeral of Ayatollah Khomeini, which killed at least eight people, and the 2020 burial of General Qassem Soleimani, which killed 56.