Mourners participate in the funeral procession of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei near the Imam Hussein shrine in Karbala, Iraq, on the 9th (local time). AFP Yonhap News The funeral proceedings of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei are scheduled to be completed on the 9th (local time), six days later. The Associated Press reported that on this day, thousands of mourners attended Khamenei's funeral procession in Najaf and Karbala, Iraq.