(FILES) A huge crowd try to touch container covering Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's tomb at Behesht Zahra cemetery in Tehran on June 7, 1989. The funeral procession for Iran's late supreme leader Ali Khamenei began in Tehran on July 6, 2026, state television reported, as authorities prepared for crowds that could rival those that turned out for his predecessor nearly four decades ago. Authorities are hoping to avoid a repeat of the chaos that marred the 1989 funeral of Khamenei's predecessor Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, which drew an estimated 10 million people, according to state news agency IRNA. (Photo by CHRISTOPHE SIMON and PASCAL GEORGE / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) Mourners strikes their hands during Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's funerals at the Mossala prayer ground in northeastern Tehran on June 5, 1989. The funeral procession for Iran's late supreme leader Ali Khamenei began in Tehran on July 6, 2026, state television reported, as authorities prepared for crowds that could rival those that turned out for his predecessor nearly four decades ago. Authorities are hoping to avoid a repeat of the chaos that marred the 1989 funeral of Khamenei's predecessor Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, which drew an estimated 10 million people, according to state news agency IRNA. (Photo by CHRISTOPHE SIMON and PASCAL GEORGE / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) A aerial view taken on June 6, 1989 at Behesht Zahra cemetery in southern Terhan, shows the crowd massed in front of the stage where Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini lays in state during the funeral ceremony. The funeral procession for Iran's late supreme leader Ali Khamenei began in Tehran on July 6, 2026, state television reported, as authorities prepared for crowds that could rival those that turned out for his predecessor nearly four decades ago. Authorities are hoping to avoid a repeat of the chaos that marred the 1989 funeral of Khamenei's predecessor Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, which drew an estimated 10 million people, according to state news agency IRNA. (Photo by CHRISTOPHE SIMON and PASCAL GEORGE / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) A huge crowd attends Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's funeral ceremony at Behesht Zahra cemetery in Tehran on June 6, 1989. The funeral procession for Iran's late supreme leader Ali Khamenei began in Tehran on July 6, 2026, state television reported, as authorities prepared for crowds that could rival those that turned out for his predecessor nearly four decades ago. Authorities are hoping to avoid a repeat of the chaos that marred the 1989 funeral of Khamenei's predecessor Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, which drew an estimated 10 million people, according to state news agency IRNA. (Photo by CHRISTOPHE SIMON and PASCAL GEORGE / AFP via Getty Images)

People hold a banner depicting US President Donald Trump and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu displaying the words "There Will Be Blood" as they gather along a street for the funeral procession of Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran July 6, 2026. The funeral procession for Iran's late supreme leader Ali Khamenei began in Tehran on July 6, state television reported, as authorities prepared for crowds that could rival those that turned out for his predecessor nearly four decades ago. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar / AFP via Getty Images) /

People gather along a street for the funeral procession of Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran July 6, 2026. The funeral procession for Iran's late supreme leader Ali Khamenei began in Tehran on July 6, state television reported, as authorities prepared for crowds that could rival those that turned out for his predecessor nearly four decades ago. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images) /

People gather along a street for the funeral procession of Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran July 6, 2026. The funeral procession for Iran's late supreme leader Ali Khamenei began in Tehran on June 6, state television reported, as authorities prepared for crowds that could rival those that turned out for his predecessor nearly four decades ago. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images) /

A woman stands near a television covered in debris following a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on July 6, 2026, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. The death toll from Russian bombardment on the Kyiv region on July 6, has risen from eight to 10, authorities said, warning the number could rise further. (Photo by Tetiana DZHAFAROVA / AFP via Getty Images)