600 foreign journalists to cover funeral of Ayatollah Khamenei
600 foreign journalists to cover funeral of Ayatollah Khamenei

Irans Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Abbas Salehi says around 600 foreign journalists and media representatives will cover the upcoming funeral ceremonies for late Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, scheduled to be held on July 4-9, Press TV reported....

Iran ramps up security ahead of Khamenei’s funeral
Iran ramps up security ahead of Khamenei’s funeral

Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia says Irans military is on high alert ahead of the multi-day funeral for Khamenei. He said Iranian forces had stepped up their deployment for the arrival of senior officials and religious and political figures from various countries, reports Al Jazeera. The...

Speaker leaves for Iran to attend Khamenei’s funeral
Speaker leaves for Iran to attend Khamenei’s funeral

National Parliament Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad has left Dhaka for Tehran to attend the funeral of Irans Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. He departed from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 7:30am on Thursday. Ayatollah Khamenei was born on April 19, 1939, in Mashhad, northeastern...

Six-day farewell: Iran, Iraq to host funeral ceremonies for Khamenei
Six-day farewell: Iran, Iraq to host funeral ceremonies for Khamenei

The headquarters for the commemoration of Irans martyred Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has announced a six-day funeral schedule spanning five cities, beginning with a two-day farewell ceremony in Tehran on July 4 and concluding with burial in Mashhad on July 9, Press TV reported. The...

Mojtaba Khamenei pardons 139 death row inmates
Mojtaba Khamenei pardons 139 death row inmates

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei has approved a proposal to commute the sentences of 139 prisoners sentenced to death by various courts in the country, Press TV reported. The pardon was granted at the request of the countrys Judiciary Chief Gholam Hossein...

Iran's late supreme leader Khamenei to be buried July 9
Iran's late supreme leader Khamenei to be buried July 9

Irans former supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who ruled the country for nearly 37 years before being killed by Israeli and US airstrikes on February 28, will be buried on July 9. The burial in his hometown, the northeastern holy city of Mashhad, initially scheduled for March but postponed due to the...

Iran’s supreme leader vows continued resistance
Iran’s supreme leader vows continued resistance

Irans new supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has marked Army Day by vowing continued resistance against what he called the two armies at the forefront of infidelity and arrogance. In a message via Telegram, Khamenei said the Iranian army has exposed their weakness and humiliation to the...