Millions attend 40th day of mourning for Khamenei - Iranian media - VIDEO
Millions of Iranians have taken to the streets in Tehran and across the country to mark the 40th day since the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, senior commanders, and schoolchildren in Minab, according to Iranian media.
The mourning procession began on Thursday morning, with participants marching from Jomhouri Square to the site where Ayatollah Khamenei was killed in what Iran describes as US–Israeli “terrorist strikes”, News.Az reports, citing Iran’s English-language Press TV.
The ceremony, which is expected to continue until night, has seen mourners chanting slogans, listening to eulogies in memory of the late leader, and pledging allegiance to his ideals.
Processions are also being held in hundreds of cities and towns across Iran.
Khamenei was killed, along with members of his family, on 28 February, the first day of what Press TV described as an illegal aggression launched by the United States and Israel against Iran. Several senior Iranian military commanders and advisers were also killed, including Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani, and Major General Mohammad Pakpour.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said that the “martyrdom” of Ayatollah Khamenei was as impactful as his lifetime role in promoting the Islamic Revolution and the Islamic Republic.
It added that Khamenei’s thought, discourse, conduct, and leadership in areas such as resistance, independence, progress, justice, unity, opposition to oppression, and spirituality form a comprehensive framework for governing the country.
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