Khamenei's body was carried slowly on Thursday through the Mashhad streets toward the shrine. The final farewell ceremony brought to a close a period of national mourning that drew millions of people.

Senior Iranian officials and political figures attended the ceremony, which included final prayers led by his son, Ayatollah Seyyed Mostafa Khamenei.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a joint US-Israeli airstrike in Tehran on February 28, an attack that triggered a 40-day conflict.