The President of Egypt, the Emir of Qatar, and the King of Jordan have landed in Tehran to attend the funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, according to reports. An Omani delegation and dozens of other senior Arab officials also arrived, joining foreign dignitaries who began arriving earlier in the day.
In a significant regional diplomatic development, the President of Egypt, the Emir of Qatar, the King of Jordan, and an Omani delegation have arrived in Tehran this afternoon to attend the funeral of late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, according to reports. Their arrival follows a steady stream of foreign dignitaries throughout Friday morning, as reported by The Zioneer. The funeral processions, which began earlier today at the Mosalla complex in Tehran, are expected to draw millions of mourners, with burial scheduled for Mashhad on July 9.
As The Zioneer reported earlier Friday, the first wave of arrivals included Tajikistan's president at 09:28, Armenia's prime minister meeting with Iran's president at 11:26, and Pakistan's prime minister landing at 11:40. Reports of Nasrallah's son attending also emerged at 09:43. By 00:06, Iranian officials stated that representatives from about 100 countries, including at least eight heads of state, were attending. The source base for these earlier arrivals was generally single-source or official announcements; the same applies to this latest wave, with reports of the Arab leaders' arrival still unconfirmed by official statements from their countries or Iran.
Earlier this week, as The Zioneer reported on July 1, a list published by the Iranian site Azar Iran had named expected attendees including the presidents of Tajikistan, Iraq, Georgia, Turkmenistan, and Armenia, along with top officials from Russia, Pakistan, Turkey, the Taliban's prime minister, and delegations from India, Bangladesh, and others. The arrival of the Egyptian, Qatari, and Jordanian leaders marks a notable expansion of Arab representation at the event, underscoring the breadth of regional engagement with the Islamic Republic during this period of mourning.
The reports of the Egyptian, Qatari, and Jordanian leaders' arrival are based on a single source and have not yet been independently corroborated by official statements from the respective governments or Iranian authorities. The broader list of attending nations also remains subject to verification against official confirmations.
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