Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Laid to Rest in Divided Funeral Procession

The funeral procession of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei began on Monday (July 6, 2026) morning from Imam Hussein Square in Tehran. The procession began with the playing of Iran's national anthem. Thousands of people started gathering in the streets since morning. Delegations from all over the world arrived in Iran to join Khamenei's funeral procession. However, Muslim countries were divided over attending his funeral. From Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to most of its ministers and army chief Asim Munir were present at the funeral of Iran's former supreme leader Khamenei. China sent its special envoy and Russia sent its senior representative. Turkey's own vice president arrived in Tehran for the event. Three Muslim countries, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Kuwait, did not send their representatives to Khamenei's funeral procession, after which the world's politics began to be divided.