Iran reveals planned religious procession for Ali Khamenei in Tehran on 4 June 2026

• Iran has announced a religious procession on the occasion of the death anniversary of Ali Khamenei in Tehran on 4 June 2026.
• Ali Khamenei’s procession will take place at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla; AFP reports that up to 20 million people will attend.
• The plan has been approved for Thursday in Mashhad, and on the same day, a religious procession at Grand Mosalla will begin in Tehran.

Iran, on the occasion of the 4 June 2026 anniversary of Ali Khamenei’s death, has announced a religious procession in which, according to a report in a letter published in 86 years after his death, up to 20 million people will attend. AFP is the Associated Press.

According to Associated Press, the procession will take place at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Tehran, where Ali Khamenei’s memorial will be held. During the ceremony, according to the materials, believers will be present in large numbers, with prayers and sermons, and a procession will also be held in the streets of Tehran.

According to AFP, Iran’s officials plan to hold several days of public events, and the procession will take place at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla. The materials also state that the religious procession will be held in Qom and Mashhad, and that it will also be held in Iraq.

According to the materials, the procession is expected to be attended by up to 20 million people. AFP reports that Iran has already staged similar events for Donald Trump and has also staged similar events for Ali Abdollahi, who said that “the people of Iran” must be “prepared for the destruction of Israel.”

Associated Press reports that Iran will mark 4 June with a procession, involving the burning of 250-year-old religious books. During the event, according to the materials, participants will chant “Death to America!” and “Death to Israel!”, and will also call for the destruction of Israel by the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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