Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei has thanked the Iranian and Iraqi people for their massive participation in the funeral and memorial ceremonies of the martyred Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei. The message of gratitude was delivered by Hojjatoleslam Seyyed Mostafa Khamenei, the martyred Leader\u2019s eldest son, during a memorial service in Tehran on Tuesday. Speaking at the event, Hojjatoleslam Khamenei offered condolences to the Islamic Ummah, the Iranian nation, and Imam Mahdi (AJ), describing the loss as a great tragedy requiring patience. Quoting the Quranic verse, \u201cGive good news to the patient,\u201d he said patience means enduring the tragedy while steadfastly continuing on the \u201cclear path\u201d until the final goal is achieved. He stressed that patience \u201cis in no way incompatible with revenge and confronting the world\u2019s evildoers who were involved in these great crimes.\u201d People in the Iranian capital Tehran gathered at the city\u2019s Mosalla Mosque to attend the commemoration ceremony for the martyred Leader. The ceremony was hosted by his son and the current Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei. Top government and military officials, including President Masoud Pezeshkian, as well as foreign ambassadors and diplomats, also participated in the ceremony. Ayatollah Khamenei\u2019s three other sons attended the ceremony in person. The ceremony comes five days after the late Leader was laid to rest in the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) in his hometown of Mashhad in northeastern Iran. The burial came after five days of public funerals in Tehran, the central city of Qom, and in Iraq, where millions paid their homage to Ayatollah Khamenei, a respected cleric who was a source of emulation for Muslims around the world. Ayatollah Khamenei was assassinated along with four members of his family and senior military officials on February 28 in a joint US-Israeli airstrike targeting his office in downtown Tehran. His martyrdom caused a huge domestic and international uproar and triggered an extensive Iranian military response to US and Israeli targets in the region. The late Leader had taken office in June 1989 after the founder of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ruhollah Khomeini, passed away following a period of illness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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