Iranian authorities announced that mourning events honoring Khamenei, who was killed on Feb. 28 in an airstrike, will run from July 4 to July 9.
The publication noted that in the released image, the coffin rests in a small room decorated with Iranian state flags. The photo was posted on Khamenei's official X page.
The coffin is reportedly draped in a red flag featuring white Arabic script.
According to information released alongside the photograph, this is the sacred flag of the Imam Hussein mausoleum. It earlier flew over the shrine of Imam Hussein — the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, who died in battle and remains one of the most revered figures in Shia Islam.
In Iran, this flag is considered a "symbol of resilience, self-sacrifice, and devotion to one's beliefs."
Ahead of Ali Khamenei's funeral, crowds have begun to gather on the streets of Tehran. Video footage shows city residents, dressed mostly in black, carrying Iranian flags, singing, and holding portraits of the deceased. Some participants in the ceremony are unable to hold back tears, CNN highlighted.
On March 2, BBC reported that the U.S. and Israel conducted an operation to eliminate Ayatollah Ali Khamenei mere hours after receiving intelligence about a morning meeting of high-ranking Iranian figures in central Tehran on Feb. 28. The massive strike, involving dozens of missiles hitting the target, lasted for about a minute.
The Financial Times wrote that Khamenei's assassination was preceded by years of preparation, during which Israel gathered intelligence on its enemies.
FT sources claimed that, years ago, Israel hacked almost all of the traffic CCTV cameras in Tehran as part of a massive intelligence-gathering campaign.