Martyred Leader’s millions-strong funeral created ‘new equation’: Top security official

The massive turnout of people in the funeral ceremony of the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, has created a “new equation,” Iran’s national security chief says.

Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), made the remarks on the sidelines of the historic funeral procession on Monday along a 10-kilometer route in the capital Tehran that saw huge crowds of mourners bidding farewell to the late Leader.

He said the participation of millions of people—bearing red flags and chanting slogans demanding vengeance for the blood of the martyred Leader—at the funeral ceremony serves as a clear message from the Iranian nation to the enemies.

“Astute observers noticed today that a new equation has taken shape in Tehran,” he said.

Zolqadr also noted that the mass gathering demonstrates Iranians’ unity and solidarity in the face of foreign threats, as well as their firm resolve to defend the values ​​and ideals of the Islamic Revolution

Iranians raise cry of ‘resistance and revenge’ at martyred Leader’s funeral: Top security official

Iran’s top security official says massive mourners attending the funeral of martyred Ayatollah Khamenei are chanting slogans of resistance against enemies and revenge for the blood of the late Leader.

The Leader was assassinated, alongside some of his family members, on February 28, the 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 began on Friday with Ayatollah Khamenei’s body lying in state at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Mosalla and foreign dignitaries and religious figures paying their respects. It continued on Saturday and Sunday with a public farewell and prayers, respectively.

On Monday, large crowds packed the streets of Tehran as the funeral convoy made its way through the capital.

The ceremonies will continue on Tuesday in the holy city of Qom while additional farewell and funeral events are scheduled for Wednesday in the Iraqi cities of Najaf and Karbala.

The final funeral rites are set to take place on Thursday in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad, where Ayatollah Khamenei will be buried at the shrine of Imam Reza (AS), the eighth Shia Imam, in accordance with the martyred Leader's will.

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