Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to be buried in Mashhad — Why was Iran’s second-largest city chosen for supreme leader’s burial?
Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in Israel-US joint strike will be buried in the city of Mashhad, the Fars news agency said on Tuesday. Iran announced a 40-day mourning period over the loss. Iran’s second-largest city and a popular pilgrimage site, Mashhad is home to nearly 3.5 to 5.4 million people….