Iran plans 3-day funeral for Ali Khamenei

The Iran government has disclosed that it would hold a three-day state funeral for late supreme, leader Ali Khamenei, who died during missile attack in the Middle-East.

The government held that the funeral for Al Khamenei, who ruled the country for nearly 37 years, has been planned to last for at least 24 hours, adding that up to 20 million people are expected to grace the occasion.

Tehran Deputy Mayor, Mohammed Tavakolizadeh, on a state television programme on Tuesday, said that the event, which was initially billed for March 4 but postponed, would be held in the region as well as Qom and Mashhad, where the deceased would be buried.

Though a date has not been announced for the burial, Tavakolizadeh said it could be in early Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, which falls in mid-june.

Ali Khamenei died in his home in Central Tehran on February 28.