According to Iranian state media, millions of people have flooded the streets leading to the shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad to bid Khamenei farewell ahead of his burial.
A capital city fell silent this week, but only in the way grief can make a place go quiet before it erupts. Millions moved through Tehran's streets to bid farewell to a leader who ruled for nearly four decades.
Iran has begun funeral ceremonies for former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, with senior Iranian officials, global leaders and an Indian delegation attending the tribute event in Tehran.
Iran linked the decision to Israeli security threats while Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi warned Washington that any attack on the country's leadership would draw an "Immediate Powerful Response." Talks under the Islamabad MoU are expected to resume after the funeral.
Iran has finalised extensive security and logistical arrangements for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's funeral in Tehran, where authorities expect one of the largest public gatherings in the country's history. India will be represented by an official delegation.
The killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, in a joint US-Israeli military operation marks a turning point for the Islamic Republic.
Mehdi Mahmoudian, co-writer of Oscar-nominated It Was Just An Accident, has been arrested in Tehran after endorsing a statement criticizing Iran’s leadership. Jafar Panahi praised Mahmoudian’s courage, calling him a moral pillar both inside and outside prison walls.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said that certain "bullying" powers' insistence on holding talks with Iran is not aimed at resolving issues but rather at imposing their own expectations.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said Friday that negotiating with the United States will not solve Iran's problems, describing such negotiations as "neither wise nor honourable," according to the official news agency IRNA.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has stressed that his country would continue its policy of expanding relations with Armenia.
