Ali Khameni’s body likely in ‘cold storage’ as Iran prepares historic funeral for Supreme Leader killed in Operation Epic Fury
World News Ali Khameni’s body likely in ‘cold storage’ as Iran prepares historic funeral for Supreme Leader killed in Operation Epic Fury By Emma Bussey, Fox News Published July 1, 2026, 10:19 p.m. The lengthy delay to the funeral has raised questions about how Khamenei’s remains have been preserved, as Islamic tradition, analysts say, generally calls for prompt burial and discourages chemical embalming. “The mechanism is almost certainly refrigerated cold storage, not embalming, as Islam bars chemical embalming,” counterterrorism expert Dr.
- ▪World News Ali Khameni’s body likely in ‘cold storage’ as Iran prepares historic funeral for Supreme Leader killed in Operation Epic Fury By Emma Bussey, Fox News Published July 1, 2026, 10:19 p.m.
- ▪The lengthy delay to the funeral has raised questions about how Khamenei’s remains have been preserved, as Islamic tradition, analysts say, generally calls for prompt burial and discourages chemical embalming.
- ▪“The mechanism is almost certainly refrigerated cold storage, not embalming, as Islam bars chemical embalming,” counterterrorism expert Dr.
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