Large numbers of people continued to gather in Tehran on Sunday for the final farewell ceremony of Iran’s Islamic Revolution leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The event marked the third day of funeral proceedings. Security forces, emergency services, medical teams, and volunteers were deployed to ensure smooth management, with arrangements made for transportation, medical aid, food, and rest facilities.

The mourning ceremony began early Sunday at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla, the city’s main prayer venue, drawing mourners from across the country. The area turned into a sea of grief as citizens paid their last respects to the leader who had guided Iran since 1989. Khamenei, aged 86, was killed on February 28 in an attack attributed to the United States and Israel.

Authorities maintained heightened security across the capital throughout the weeklong observances, deploying armored vehicles, heavy machine guns, and snipers around the ceremony site.