A large memorial service for former Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is planned for Thursday in Tehran. who was killed in Israeli-American attacks. TASR informs about this according to Wednesday’s report of the DPA agency.
People’s participation in the ceremony will be “an expression of loyalty to the Islamic revolution and respect for the assassinated leader”. the press department of the Islamic Republic said. A similar memorial service was planned for Wednesday in the Shiite holy city of Qom, which is located south of Tehran.
The US and Iran announced a ceasefire deal on Wednesday night after more than five weeks of war. Khamenei was killed in his home On February 28, during airstrikes by the US and Israel, which started the conflict in the Middle East. He was in office for 37 years, and after his death, he was replaced by his son Mojtab Khamenei. According to Islamic custom, the 40th day after a person’s death has a special meaning and marks the end of the mourning periodwrites DPA.
