TEHRAN, July 3. /TASS/. Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev has met with Iranian leaders during a visit to Tehran.

A Russian delegation arrived in Tehran for the mourning ceremonies for the late Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei. As part of the visit, Medvedev also met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in the presence of the delegations, according to footage published on Medvedev’s social media.

The Russian delegation also included Russian Energy Minister Sergey Tsivilev, Deputy Foreign Minister Georgy Borisenko, and others.

The funeral processions for Ali Khamenei, who was tragically killed in American and Israeli airstrikes, commenced in Tehran on July 3. Dignitaries and officials from over 100 countries have gathered to pay their respects. From July 4 to 5, Khamenei’s body will lie in state at Tehran’s Mosallah - the city’s largest religious and public complex - allowing mourners to offer their condolences.

On July 6, a solemn procession will wind through the main streets of Tehran, culminating in the transportation of his body to Qom, Iran’s foremost religious center, where funeral rites will be observed on July 7. The following day, July 8, his remains will be taken to neighboring Iraq, where separate ceremonies will honor him in Karbala and Najaf, revered sites for Shia Muslims. Finally, on July 9, Ali Khamenei will be laid to rest in his hometown of Mashhad.