The body of Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei arrived in the Iraqi city of Najaf on Tuesday for a funeral procession, The Caspian Post reports, citing Anadolu Agency.

The arrival of the coffin arrival forms part of a procession carrying Khamenei's body through Shia holy sites in Iran and Iraq before his final burial.

The journey will conclude at the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad-his hometown-where he is due to be laid to rest on July 9.

Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli strikes on Iran that began on Feb. 28, triggering weeks of retaliatory attacks from Tehran targeting Israel and Gulf countries hosting US assets.