Khamenei, who led the Islamic Republic for 35 years following the demise of its founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989, was 86 at the time of his death. Iran has officially announced the full schedule for the state funeral of slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with burial set for July 9, 2026, in Mashhad, more than four months after he was killed in joint US-Israeli airstrikes on February 2... [1788 chars]