Authorities in Tehran say they expect millions to take part in funeral commemorations for former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing BBC News.
Huge crowds of black-clad mourners have already gathered at Tehran's Grand Mosalla mosque, where his body is lying in state ahead of his burial in his hometown of Mashhad next Thursday.
BBC Senior international correspondent Nawal Al Maghafi is reporting from Tehran on condition that none of her material is used on the BBC's Persian Service. These restrictions apply to all international media organisations operating in Iran.
Ayatollah Khamenei was killed more than four months ago in US and Israeli strikes at the start of the war. His death has deepened the political crisis in Iran.