Iraq prepares for historic farewell as millions expected to honor Iran’s martyred Leader

TEHRAN– The journey of farewell for the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, entered a new chapter on Tuesday as his body left the Iranian holy city of Qom for Iraq, where millions are expected to gather in the sacred cities of Najaf and Karbala to pay their final respects before his burial in Mashhad.

Iran rejects IMO draft, defends legal position on Strait of Hormuz

TEHRAN – Iran has formally rejected a draft proposal before the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council, describing it as politically motivated, legally unfounded, and beyond the Council’s technical mandate, while reaffirming that navigation through the Strait of Hormuz remains open under safety and security coordination measures.

The tide of mourners reaches Qom

The coffin of Iran's martyred Leader was transferred to the holy Iraqi city of Najaf following a magnificent and historic funeral in Qom

Tehran - Millions of grief-stricken mourners from across Iran and beyond converged on the holy city of Qom on Tuesday to bid farewell to the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, in a majestic display of national unity, unwavering loyalty, and steadfast commitment to the path he championed throughout more than three decades of leadership.

By Garsha Vazirian

Global correspondents chronicle historic scale at Leader's monumental funeral in Tehran

TEHRAN — The massive human landscape filling the central arteries of the Iranian capital on July 6 forced the global press corps to confront an unexpected geopolitical reality.

By Maedeh Zaman Fashami

Tehran: Ocean of the Awakened Ummah for the Martyr Leader

TEHRAN- Let me begin by saying that this is not a news report, nor a statistical account of participants or a description of how the ceremony was organized. It is a narrative about ordinary people—housewives, students, and retirees—who came out into the streets to bid farewell to a man they feel eternally indebted to. From Mr. Vessali, a father of a martyr, to Ebrahim, who came to the funeral procession of the martyred leader of the Islamic Revolution despite his disability, saying, “I came to tell Sayyid Ali: You’re the best!”

By Wesam Bahrani 

Millions in Iraq prepare to bid farewell to martyred Ayatollah Khamenei

TEHRAN – Iraq is making final preparations for a historic one-day funeral commemoration for Iran’s martyred Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, with millions expected to take part in ceremonies in the holy cities of Najaf and Karbala.

By Garsha Vazirian

A divine canvas of grief through Tehran's blistering heat

TEHRAN — To say it was historical doesn't do it justice. That word feels too clinical for the civilizational gravity of what unfolded here on July 6.

By Afshin Majlesi 

From sunrise to sunset: witnessing a historic day in Tehran

TEHRAN – About an hour after sunrise on Monday, I joined the growing crowds making their way toward Enqelab Square. Thousands of mourners were already filling the streets, walking quietly but steadily toward what would become one of the largest funeral processions in Iran’s contemporary history. 

By Samaneh Aboutalebi

Millions on the streets, millions online: social media captures Iran's farewell to martyred Leader

TEHRAN – As millions of mourners poured into the streets of Tehran on Monday to bid farewell to the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, social media platforms became an equally important arena where images, eyewitness accounts, and competing narratives unfolded in real time.

By Fardin Molaei

Global media frame Iran's largest funeral as geopolitical referendum

TEHRAN – As the Islamic Republic of Iran enters the third and most significant day of the funeral procession for the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the global media narrative has shifted from reporting the sheer, staggering scale of the crowds to analyzing the profound political and geopolitical symbolism of a nation mourning its assassinated leader. 

Millions of mourners stream through Tehran as national funeral procession honors martyred Leader 

TEHRAN — A monumental sea of people filled the primary avenues of Iran's capital on Monday, marking a historic and deeply somber final national funeral procession for the late Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Authorities described the turnout as the most massive public gathering witnessed in modern Iranian history. Millions of citizens converged from various regions to pay their final respects to a prominent figure whose sudden departure has profoundly impacted the entire country, transforming the metropolis into a vast arena of collective mourning, civic solidarity, and strategic resolve.

Millions join historic funeral prayers for Iran’s martyred Leader

TEHRAN - Millions of mourners from Iran and other countries performed funeral prayers for the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Mosalla on Sunday, as an immense outpouring of grief underscored his enduring role as a leading religious and political figure whose influence extended far beyond Iran's borders.

By Soheila Zarfam 

The ‘shock’ the US refuses to learn from

TEHRAN — The images seen around the world this week were clear. Huge crowds of people in black filled the streets of Tehran for miles. They were all heading to the Grand Mosalla for Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei's funeral. Millions of mourners showed their grief openly and brought the capital to a standstill. This massive display of emotion went against everything the West had expected and is set to continue for the upcoming days in more Iranian and Iraqi cities. 

Relative recounts Ayatollah Khamenei's simple lifestyle, family values

TEHRAN – A newly published interview with Hassan Khojasteh Baqerzadeh, the brother of the martyred Leader's wife, offers a rare and personal account of the character, family life, and leadership style of Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, portraying a man whose public responsibilities never overshadowed his commitment to his family, faith, and simple way of life. The interview was recorded at the martyred Leader's former residence in Tehran's Iranshahr neighborhood following his martyrdom. 

Killers of 'martyred Leader' will face divine and just punishment: Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi

TEHRAN- Grand Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi has issued a message ahead of the funeral ceremonies for Iran's martyred Leader, declaring that those responsible for his killing, along with the deaths of military commanders, officials, civilians, and children, 'will not escape divine punishment or just retribution.'

Selected remarks by Seyyed Mostafa Khamenei on his father’s personal and revolutionary life

In an interview conducted several years ago, Ayatollah Seyyed Mostafa Khamenei, the eldest son of Iran’s martyred leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, reflected on his father’s revolutionary activities, family life, and personal character. 

Mohammadi Golpayegani describes life and character of Martyr Leader

TEHRAN – In an interview conducted during the first days following the martyrdom of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on February 28 in a joint US-Israeli aggression against Iran, Hojjatoleslam Mohammad Mohammadi Golpayegani, Chief of Staff to the Leader, reflected on the personality, leadership, and private life of the Martyr Leader.