Crowd carries Ali Khamenei's coffin during public funeral in Iraq A crowd carried Ali Khamenei's coffin in their hands in a chaotic manner during his public funeral this Wednesday (8) in Najaf, Iraq. ? Follow the g1 international news channel on WhatsApp The scene was recorded by Iranian and international state news agencies and took place during a funeral procession at the Imam Ali Shrine, in Najaf. See the video above. The body of Khamenei, Iranian supreme leader killed in February in US and Israeli bombings, is being laid to rest in the Iraqi holy city this Wednesday, in a brief stage of the public funeral that will take place outside Iran. Later this Wednesday, the Iranian leader's coffin will be taken to Karbala ceremonies, also in Iraq. The coffin of former Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei being carried by a crowd at the Shrine of Imam Ali in Najaf, Iraq, on July 8, 2026. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani Khamenei's public funeral has been taking place since the early hours of Friday (3), Brasília time, and has already passed through the Iranian capital Tehran and Qom, where a crowd showed up to say goodbye to the supreme leader. Three of his sons attended the ceremony and prayed at their father's coffin, but the other son, the new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, did not attend. This Thursday (9) will be the last day of Khamenei's funeral, when his coffin will be taken back to Iran, in Mashhad, where there will be a procession and burial. Funeral procession for former Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei at the Shrine of Imam Ali in Najaf, Iraq, on July 8, 2026. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani Coffin of former Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei being carried by crowd at the Shrine of Imam Ali in Najaf, Iraq, on July 8, 2026. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani Crowd carries Ali Khamenei's coffin during a funeral procession in Najaf, Iraq, on July 8, 2026. Disclosure/IRNA