Iran's supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is not expected to attend the funeral of his father, the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, due to security concerns, according to Iran's representative to India, Ayatollah Abdul Majid Hakim Elahi, speaking to Indian television. He said Khamenei wishes to lead the funeral prayers but security officials warned it would be too dangerous.
Iran's supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is not expected to attend the funeral of his father, the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, due to security concerns, according to Iran's representative to India, Ayatollah Abdul Majid Hakim Elahi, speaking to Indian television (Kaye's channel).
Elahi said Khamenei wishes to lead the funeral prayers but was advised by security officials that doing so would be too dangerous. The report, from a single source, has not been corroborated by official Iranian state media or other outlets. It follows earlier unconfirmed reports — as The Zioneer reported Thursday — that Khamenei did not attend his wife's funeral and burial last night, citing a single unverified source. That earlier report and this new statement align with a pattern of security concerns surrounding the new supreme leader's public appearances.
3 developments
- StrongRegional source tells CNN: Iran's Supreme Leader unlikely to attend father's funeral
- StrongMojtaba Khamenei's office sets memorial ceremony for father for Tuesday in Tehran, after written threat
- StrongUnverified reports: Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei appeared at father's funeral events
- StrongIran negotiator Marandi: Mojtaba Khamenei's funeral attendance tied to security concerns
Source and signal
A single-sourced dispatch is never rated Confirmed or Strong. Its Signal strengthens only when a second, independent source corroborates it.
- Open-source intake