Iranian media reported that the funeral prayer for the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Saturday morning was notably marked by the absence of several senior political and religious figures. Among those absent were former presidents Mohammad Khatami, Hassan Rouhani, and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, former Prime Minister Mir Hossein Mousavi, and senior clerics Ahmad Jannati and Mohammad Ali Movahedi Kermani, as well as former Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.
The funeral prayer (ashkaba) for the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was held on Saturday morning at the Musalla prayer complex in Tehran, as The Zioneer reported earlier on Sunday. A new report, citing Iranian media, details the notable absences of several senior figures. Among those absent were three former presidents — Mohammad Khatami, Hassan Rouhani, and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad — as well as former Prime Minister Mir Hossein Mousavi, who has been under house arrest for years, and senior clerics Ahmad Jannati and Mohammad Ali Movahedi Kermani. Former Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was also not present. The report does not provide official explanations for the absences, which are being interpreted as a political signal amid the regime's transition. The Zioneer had earlier reported on the massive crowds that surrounded the complex for the funeral prayer.
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