Secretary of National Funeral Ceremony Committee: Our Effort is to Conclude the Ceremony Before Maghrib Prayer

The funeral procession of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was held in Tehran. Following the dawn prayer, one of the grand sources of emulation recited the funeral prayer over his body. The secretary of the national funeral ceremony committee announced that organizational efforts were focused on concluding the Tehran ceremony before the sunset and evening prayers. Due to the priority of public safety and security, Khamenei's body did not enter from the announced starting point of the procession route and instead joined the ceremony from the middle of Azadi Street. Following the conclusion of the ceremony in Tehran, Khamenei's body and his family were transferred to the city of Qom for the next ceremony to take place there.

• Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's body was transferred to the city of Najaf the following night after the Tehran ceremony concluded.
• The secretary of the national funeral ceremony committee emphasized that the goal of the planning is for participating citizens to cooperate in their attendance so that the ceremony concludes at the scheduled time.
• Due to safety and security concerns, the decision was made for Khamenei's body to enter the funeral route not from the announced starting point but from the middle of Azadi Street.
• The funeral ceremony in the city of Qom was held following the conclusion of the Tehran ceremony, and Khamenei's body and his family were transferred to this city.
• The secretary of the national funeral ceremony committee apologized regarding the change to the announced route.
• The funeral ceremony in Tehran was held before the sunset and evening prayers in order to maintain the planned schedule.
• Khamenei's body, along with his family, was transferred to the city of Najaf.. Coverage difference: All reporting media outlets (IRNA, Mehr, Entekhaab, Akharin Khabar, Jam-e Jam, Shargh, and Etemad) focus on a uniform account of the ceremony and convey identical basic information: the transfer of the body to Qom and subsequently to Najaf, emphasis on safety as the reason for the route change, and the timing of the ceremony. No meaningful narrative discrepancies or differing emphasis among these coverages are observed.