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PM Modi gets an invitation to Ayatollah Khamenei’s funeral from Iranian President

In this screengrab from a video posted on June 14, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the ‘Bharat Innovates’ event, in France. (@NarendraModi/Yt via PTI Photo)

The funeral ceremonies will be held from July 5 to 9.

New Delhi: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is learnt to have invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the burial ceremonies for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, diplomatic sources said on Wednesday June 24, 2026 .

The funeral ceremonies will be held from July 5 to 9, 2026 .

There is no confirmation from New Delhi on the invitation to PM Modi. Khamenei, who ruled Iran for three decades, was killed on February 28, the first day of massive US and Israeli air strikes on Tehran.

The Indian prime minister has been invited by President Pezeshkian to the burial ceremonies, the diplomatic sources said. The funeral is slated to be held in Tehran and Qom on July 5, 6, and 7.

The final ceremony will take place in the city of Mashhad on July 9.

( Source : PTI )

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