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  • Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei leads congregational prayers at the Imam Khomeini Hussainiya in Tehran, while dozens of teenage girls pray behind him in an undated photo. The floor of the hussainiya is covered with traditional Zilou coverings. 2026-07-13 17:07

    The story behind Zilou coverings in the martyred Leader’s office

    TEHRAN - For years, viewers of official meetings and public ceremonies questioned why the floors of the Imam Khomeini Hussainiya and the office of Iran’s late Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei were covered with blue-and-white Zilou floor coverings rather than precious Persian carpets.