Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was notably absent from his father's funeral ceremonies, which began Friday and continued Sunday with thousands of mourners. Senior regime figures, including President Masoud Pezeshkian and Revolutionary Guards chief Ahmad Vahidi, were present at the services.

Ali Khamenei, who led the Islamic republic from 1989 until his death in February, is being honored with extensive funeral proceedings planned across Iran and Iraq over the coming week. Authorities anticipate that between 12 and 20 million people will attend what they are calling the "funeral of the century." The late supreme leader's body is currently lying in state at Tehran's Grand Mosalla religious complex, where a funeral service is being led by Shia cleric Jafar Sobhani.

Mojtaba Khamenei, another son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has not been seen in public since early March. Rumors about his condition have circulated, fueled by speculation that he was wounded in the same U.S.-Israel air strikes that led to his father's death. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran's Parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf and Chief Justice of Iran Gholam-hossein Mohseni Ejei with officials attend a prayer during a public farewell ceremony to pay their respects to late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. A large crowd can be seen in the background as everyone stands looking at the coffin

The three other sons of Ali Khamenei—Masoud, Mostafa, and Meysam—attended the funeral service on Sunday. A billboard featuring the images of the late founder of the Islamic Revolution supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (L), the Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei (C) and his son, the current supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, along the street in Tehran

Officials stated that funeral proceedings commenced on Friday. Detailed plans outline events to be held over the course of the week in both Iran and Iraq. A map shows the locations in Iran and Iraq where the funeral celebrations will be found.