Thousands Of Iranians Gather In The Streets To Commemorate The Death Of Iran’s Former Supreme Leader

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Thousands of supporters of Iran’s former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei took to the streets on Thursday.

Videos on X show thousands of Khamenei supporters gathering in Tehran to commemorate the former leader.

The former leader of Iran was killed in joint air strikes by the United States and Israel last month, but due to Muslim laws, supporters have waited to celebrate his life.

The Daily Mail reported more on the massive gathering:

Thousands of Iranians have gathered in the streets to commemorate the death of former supreme leader Ali Khamenei as hopes of a ceasefire with the US and Israel began to unravel.

Supporters of Khamenei held portraits of their deceased leader and waved the flags of the Islamic republic as they took part in rallies across the country after he died in the US-Israeli attack on February 28.

The celebration marks a 40-day mourning period – an important rite of passage for Muslims – since the former leader’s death.

A huge gathering took place in the capital, Tehran, where strikes have ceased since a fragile ceasefire came into effect on Tuesday night, as well as the northwest city of Urmia and northeast Gorgan.

But over a day since reaching an 11th hour agreement to halt attacks for two weeks, it looks on the verge of collapse, with major disagreements between the US, Israel and Iranover the terms of a deal.

The US and Israel have claimed the ceasefire does not include Lebanon, where Benjamin Netanyahu has launched a major ground and air invasion.

But Iran and mediators Pakistan said the peace plan included the ‘complete cessation of war in Iran, Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen’.

Take a look:

❗️Photos show a large and enthusiastic public turnout in Tehran during the Arbaeen ceremony marking the 40th day since the assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Sayyed Ali Khamenei, with crowds gathering to commemorate the occasion. pic.twitter.com/hzMo38FGIO

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🇮🇷 The opening moments of Arba'een commemorations for the late Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, began in Tehran with crowds gathering on the streets and chanting Iran's national anthem. pic.twitter.com/a7gKZ9A5mS

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NBC News reported Iran’s new leader issued a statement during the gathering:

Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has issued a lengthy message as Iran marks 40 days since his father and predecessor was killed.

The written statement attributed to Khamenei was disseminated by state-run media, with the leader, 56, having not been seen in person since the U.S.-Israeli strikes that killed the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86, and sparked the current conflict.

The Trump administration has said previously that the new Supreme Leader was also wounded in that strike, but the extent of any injuries is unclear.

Khamenei struck a defiant tone, saying the conflict has only brought the country together and reinforced its resolve to defeat its enemies, even as “the battlefield has entered a phase of silence” amid the two-week ceasefire.

Iran “will certainly punish the aggressors who targeted our country, we will definitely demand compensation for all the damages inflicted and for the blood of the martyrs and their families in this war, and we will certainly bring the management of Strait of Hormuz into a new phase,” he said.

“We pray for a decisive victory over the enemy, whether in the field of negotiations or on the battlefield, and we hope that sooner or later we, and even our enemies, will witness the miraculous effects of this,” he added.

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