Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and IRGC Major General Hossein Rezaei were seen in tears at the funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Friday, according to a report. The display of emotion came as senior officials and foreign delegations continued to attend the ceremonies in Tehran.
At Friday's funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, a single-source report that emerged shortly before 14:30 Jerusalem time said Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and IRGC Major General Hossein Rezaei were seen in tears. The development, unconfirmed by additional outlets, adds an emotional dimension to the ceremonies The Zioneer has been tracking since earlier this afternoon — at 13:55 it reported that Pezeshkian paid tribute at Khamenei's remains, and at 13:42 that all senior Iranian figures attended the funeral in the front row.
The Zioneer's coverage of the funeral day began at 12:46 Jerusalem with the first version reporting senior officials from over 30 countries had confirmed attendance. By 13:42 and 13:55, the thread recorded the presence of all senior regime officials in the front row and Pezeshkian's tribute to the remains. The new tears report, while sourced to a single Persian-language outlet, follows The Zioneer's earlier account at 12:21 that delegations of Hezbollah families (Nasrallah and Mughniyeh) also arrived to pay respects, seen modeling what a source called 'respectful tears.' The thread has not independently verified those earlier tears or the fresh crying.
As The Zioneer reported earlier on Tuesday, Khamenei's funeral has drawn a broad array of foreign dignitaries, including delegations from China, Russia, the Taliban, Hezbollah, and dozens of other states, alongside the IRGC's active role in organizing the ceremony — as noted in a June 18 bulletin assigning funeral arrangements to the Revolutionary Guards. The event unfolds amid a reported power shake-up: a senior Iranian source told CBS on June 30 — as documented by The Zioneer — that Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is removing civilian officials and installing IRGC figures.
The report of Pezeshkian and Rezaei weeping is not corroborated by state TV or any second source in the thread. It does not specify which moment of the ceremony sparked the tears, and the underlying report remains unconfirmed by independent outlets.
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