People gather along a street during the funeral procession of Iran's late supreme leader Ali Khamenei and his family members, in Tehran July 6, 2026. The funeral procession for 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 during the funeral procession of Iran's late supreme leader Ali Khamenei and his family members, in Tehran July 6, 2026. The funeral procession for 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 during the funeral procession of Iran's late supreme leader Ali Khamenei and his family members, in Tehran July 6, 2026. The funeral procession for 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 during the funeral procession of Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and his family members 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 ATTA KENARE / AFP via Getty Images) /

(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on July 6, 2026 shows mourners trying to touch the structure covering Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's tomb at Behesht Zahra cemetery in Tehran on June 7, 1989 (L) and the coffins of Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei and members of his family during their funeral procession in Tehran on July 6, 2026. 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 AFP via Getty Images) /

People gather along a street during the funeral procession of Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and his family members 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 ATTA KENARE / AFP via Getty Images) /

A water hose is used as people gather along a street during the funeral procession of Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and his family members 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 ATTA KENARE / AFP via Getty Images) /

People gather along a street during the funeral procession of Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and his family members 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 ATTA KENARE / AFP via Getty Images) /