Tens of thousands attended memorial events in the city of Qom for the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, according to Israeli media reports. Qom is a major center of Shiite religious authority and study in Iran.
Tens of thousands of mourners gathered in Qom, a major Shiite religious center, for memorial events for the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, according to Israeli media reports. The city of Qom is home to the Qom Seminary, a central institution of Shia Islamic learning and a traditional pilgrimage site. This comes as days of funeral processions and ceremonies for Khamenei continue across Iran, including major events in Tehran that drew millions. The scale and location of the Qom gatherings were not independently verified, and no further details on specific speakers or officials present were provided.
3 developments
- StrongIranian media: Khamenei funeral ceremony to be held in Qom on Tuesday
- DevelopingIranian state TV: part of Khamenei's funeral to be held in Iraq's Shiite holy cities
- StrongIranian sources say Khamenei's body exhumed from temporary grave in Qom
- StrongTehran mayor says Khamenei funeral ceremonies to take place in Iraq on July 8–9
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