Funeral ceremonies for Ali Khamenei began in Tehran with foreign delegations present and heavy security enforcing road closures and transport curbs.Dmitri Medvedev, Shehbaz Sharif and Nizar Amidi attended in Tehran while Russia and China sent lower-ranking officials and Hezbollah families joined processions through Shiite centers.Ahmad Vahidi made a rare public appearance and authorities warned the US and Israel against disrupting rites as Mojtaba Khamenei remained out of sight after being wounded earlier this year.The body is lying in state at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque and will be taken to Qom, Najaf and Karbala before burial in Mashhad near the
Imam Reza shrine amid mobilized security.