· Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was buried at the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad, Iran's holiest Shia site. · The burial concluded six days of funeral ceremonies held across five cities in Iran and Iraq. · Iran's state news agency IRNA reported the burial. · Large crowds attended the burial procession in Mashhad. · Khamenei was killed on 28 February 2026 in an Israeli strike on his residence in Tehran during the opening of the Iran-US-Israel war. · Several members of his family were also killed in the strike. · Mojtaba Khamenei succeeded his father as Iran's Supreme Leader. · Mojtaba Khamenei has not appeared publicly since reportedly being seriously wounded in the same attack. · The coffins were flown from Iraq to Mashhad after funeral ceremonies in Najaf and Karbala. · Mourners carried Iranian flags, photos of Khamenei, and red banners symbolizing vengeance. · Some demonstrators displayed signs calling for the deaths of U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. · Khamenei's coffin was transported through Mashhad to the Imam Reza shrine. · Khamenei was born in Mashhad. · He became Iran's Supreme Leader in 1989 after the death of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. · He served as Supreme Leader for 37 years. · During his rule, he maintained control over Iran's political system and armed forces. · His government suppressed domestic opposition. · He maintained a hardline policy toward the United States and Israel. · Iran's leadership used the funeral ceremonies to project national unity following the war and domestic unrest. · Iran's Revolutionary Guards accused the United States of bombing two railway bridges between Tehran and Mashhad during the funeral period. · The United States stated its strikes were intended to reduce Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. · Iran said it responded by attacking U.S. military facilities and infrastructure in Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar. · Three weeks earlier, Iran and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding calling for a ceasefire, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and negotiations on Iran's nuclear program, sanctions, and a permanent truce. · Qatar mediated indirect negotiations between Iran and the United States in Doha. · President Donald Trump later stated he believed the memorandum of understanding was "over."