Tehran marks 40 days since Khamenei death
Massive Arba'een procession reflects mourning and ongoing tensions
Hundreds of thousands of mourners filled Tehran for an Arba'een procession marking 40 days since the death of former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in strikes attributed to the United States and Israel. Processions moved through central streets from multiple districts, with elegies recited at stations and frequent chants denouncing the US and Israel.
In Tehran, large commemorative billboards were displayed and a large Lebanese Hezbollah flag was visible on one building, while crowds moved towards the compound where Khamenei was killed at the start of the US-Israeli war on February 28. It also remains unclear when Khamenei will be buried in his northeastern hometown of Mashhad.
Following 100 waves of Iran’s retaliatory strikes, Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) announced that there was an agreement to a Pakistan-brokered two-week ceasefire after the US accepted Iran’s 10 point proposal.
In a statement released, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said that the martyrdom of Ayatollah Khamenei was as effective as his lifetime presence in the promotion of Islamic Revolution and the Islamic Republic.
