Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is receiving the heads of state arriving for the funeral ceremonies of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, according to reports from the region. The meeting comes as foreign delegations continue to arrive in Tehran.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is personally receiving heads of state and foreign delegations in Tehran on Friday as the Islamic Republic holds the funeral ceremonies of late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
This development follows a steady buildup of arrivals that The Zioneer has tracked since Tuesday Jun 30, 12:46 Jerusalem, when the first confirmed list of senior officials from more than 30 countries was reported based on Iranian sources. By the same hour on Tuesday, additional delegations — from Armenia, Pakistan, Iraq, Lebanon, and others — were confirmed. The arrival of delegations from the Taliban and Hezbollah was also reported at that time. On Wednesday Jun 24, 11:04 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that Pezeshkian had invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for an extended state visit that would include the funeral ceremonies, and earlier on Friday, Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan was reported to have met Pezeshkian in Tehran ahead of the events.
The funeral has drawn a broad international attendance, reflecting weeks of Iranian diplomatic outreach following Khamenei's death. As The Zioneer reported on Tuesday, the list of attendees includes envoys from Russia, Pakistan, Turkey, China, Qatar, Iraq, Central Asian states, and representatives of the Taliban, Hezbollah, and other pro-Iranian militias.
The specific sequence of the funeral ceremonies has not been publicly detailed by Iranian authorities, and the full, final list of attending heads of state remains unverified.
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