Parliament speaker urges Iranians to attend martyred Leader’s funeral, demand vengeance
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has called on the nation to attend the upcoming funeral ceremonies for the late Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and demand vengeance for the blood of the martyred Leader.
In a message addressed to the Iranian nation on Thursday, Qalibaf said that late Ayatollah Khamenei’s funeral procession, scheduled to be held on July 4-9, is not merely a farewell ceremony, but an event during which Iranians renew their allegiance to the glorious path of the martyrs and the values of the Islamic Revolution.
"Today, the eyes of history are fixed upon Iran. The epic, multi-million-strong turnout of you, the great people, will be a manifestation of love and loyalty—a presence that, by God’s will, will transform this farewell into the greatest and most enduring in human history,” he added.
The top negotiator also called on all Iranians to mark a glorious chapter in Iran’s history by their magnificent turnout in the funeral and show once again that the nation stands united and steadfast in upholding its pledge at pivotal moments.
“We must rise up and convey the nation's call for vengeance [for the blood of the martyred Leader], so that the world may know the noble and dignified Iranian nation will not remain silent in the face of oppression and arrogance, and will not let the blood of their Leader go unavenged,” he asserted.
He further described Ayatollah Khamenei as a great man who dedicated his blessed life to the cause of Islam, Iran’s independence and honor, and the lofty ideals of the Islamic Revolution.
Representing his noble and proud nation, the martyred Leader never bowed before global arrogance and stood valiantly against oppression and tyranny until he ascended to martyrdom, he said.
The Leader was assassinated, alongside some of his family members, on February 28, the very first day of the 40-day illegal war of aggression waged by the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran.
The multi-day funeral, expected to draw between 15 and 20 million mourners in what officials say will be the largest funeral in the country’s history, will begin on Saturday with the body lying in state at Tehran’s Grand Mosalla prayer complex.
The ceremonies will continue through Monday with a funeral procession along a 10-kilometer route, followed by rites in the holy city of Qom on July 7, Iraq on July 8 and burial in Mashhad on July 9.
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‘Eyes of history are on Iran’: Qalibaf urges mass turnout for martyred Leader’s funeral
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