The historic funeral of Iran's martyred Leader drew more than 43 million mourners across Iran and Iraq, transcending sectarian boundaries and serving as a silent referendum on the political legitimacy of the Islamic Republic and the Axis of Resistance that regenerated transnational symbolic capital while challenging Western narratives of regional fragmentation.

President Masoud Pezeshkian has thanked the Iraqi government and people for hosting the funeral ceremonies of the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution.

The commander-in-chief of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has vowed that Iran and the resistance front will continue the path of the martyred leader.

Iran’s parliament speaker says the massive funeral procession in Iraq for the martyred Leader was a declaration of support for his legacy and a call to avenge his death.

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The plane carrying the coffins of Ayatollah Khamenei and his martyred family members arrives in Iraq for a funeral procession.

President Pezeshkian was officially received by Iraqi Prime Minister Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi at Najaf International Airport.