Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who served as Iran’s supreme leader for more than three decades, is set to be buried, according to reports. Both outlets describe Khamenei as the country’s central political and religious authority during a period that reshapes Iran’s domestic and foreign posture. Throughout his tenure, he led Iran through sustained tensions and direct confrontation with the United States, while also influencing the country’s approach to regional conflicts. The accounts characterize his leadership as forcefully consolidating state authority and maintaining a hardline stance toward external rivals. They also link his rule to Iran’s growing regional influence, describing the transformation of the country into a regional power. In foreign policy terms, the reports say his leadership period increasingly brings Iran into confrontation with Israel and the United States. While details of the burial arrangements are not provided in the excerpts, both sources agree on the basic fact of the forthcoming burial and frame it as the conclusion of his long-term role at the helm of Iran’s political system.