Claim
The farewell program will run from July 4 to July 9; on the first day, July 4, Ayatollah Khamenei's body will be placed at Tehran's Grand Mosalla Mosque for public viewing.
“यह अंतिम विदाई कार्यक्रम 4 जुलाई से 9 जुलाई के बीच चलेगा। जिसमें पहले दिन 4 जुलाई को आयतुल्लाह खबई का पार्थिव शरीर तेहरान के ग्रैंड मसल्ला मस्जिद में आम लोगों के दर्शन के लिए रखा जाएगा।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
Multiple independent sources confirm the announced state-funeral program for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (killed 28 Feb 2026) ran roughly 4–9 July 2026, with his body placed for public viewing at Tehran's Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla — matching the claim's dates, location and first-day public viewing. The only minor discrepancy is that some sources date the start of lying-in-state to 3 July rather than 4 July, but the ceremony schedule was officially framed as 4–9 July, so the anchor's statement is substantially correct.
Evidence
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_funeral_of_Ali_Khamenei State funeral of Ali Khamenei ran across 4–9 July 2026 (with public viewing beginning at Tehran's Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla); confirms the location and multi-day schedule ending 9 July. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/03/world/live-news/iran-funeral-war-trump Reports Iran began its days-long funeral for the slain supreme leader; the mosque (Grand Mosalla) opened for a 24-hour public farewell ceremony starting Saturday (4 July). ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/3/mourners-pay-respects-as-irans-slain-leader-ali-khamenei-laid-in-state Confirms Khamenei's body lay in state at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Tehran for public mourning. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.npr.org/2026/07/03/g-s1-131963/iran-plans-dayslong-funeral-for-supreme-leader-khamenei-after-war-death Confirms Iran planned a days-long funeral (through 9 July) for Khamenei, killed in the Feb 2026 US–Israeli strikes. ✓ reachable · archived