Coffin of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei paraded through Tehran

(6 Jul 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: NO ACCESS ISRAEL MEDIA, PERSIAN-LANGUAGE TV STATIONS BASED OUTSIDE IRAN, BBC PERSIAN, VOA PERSIAN, MANOTO TV, IRAN INTERNATIONAL TV ++THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS ADHERING TO IRANIAN LAW THAT STIPULATES ALL MEDIA ARE BANNED FROM PROVIDING ISRAEL MEDIA, PERSIAN-LANGUAGE TV STATIONS BASED OUTSIDE IRAN, BBC PERSIAN, VOA PERSIAN, MANOTO TV AND IRAN INTERNATIONAL ANY COVERAGE FROM IRAN, AND UNDER THIS LAW IF ANY MEDIA VIOLATE THIS BAN THE IRANIAN AUTHORITIES CAN IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN THAT ORGANISATION IN TEHRAN++ ASSOCIATED PRESS - NO ACCESS ISRAEL MEDIA, PERSIAN-LANGUAGE TV STATIONS BASED OUTSIDE IRAN, BBC PERSIAN, VOA PERSIAN, MANOTO TV, IRAN INTERNATIONAL TV Tehran, Iran - 6 July 2026 1. Various of truck carrying coffins with remains of Khamenei and his family members entering Azadi street 2. Mourners weeping 3. Truck and mourners 4. People throwing pieces of fabric to be rubbed against coffins for blessing 5. Truck and mourners STORYLINE: Iran on Monday began a procession through Tehran for the funeral of the late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a airstrike at the start of the war launched by Israel and the United States. Khamenei’s flag-draped coffin, and those of relatives killed in the Feb. 28 strike, moved through the capital on a truck decorated on the sides to resemble the ornamental grating that surrounds the shrine of an imam. The truck crept through the crowds of black-clad mourners, who reached out to touch the grating. Some threw scarves and other items for attendants to brush against the coffin, a common practice in Iran seen as a blessing. Attendants sprayed misted water across the crowds to cool them in the summertime temperatures. The coffins will be taken through the streets of Tehran on their way to Mehrabad International Airport over a 12-hour journey, according to the official overseeing the procession. Khamenei's body will be transported to cities in both Iran and neighboring Iraq. AP video by Mohsen Ganji =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: [email protected]. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...