Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has called on Iranians to attend Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s funeral in “large numbers,” and said the former Supreme Leader’s death marked the “beginning of a new chapter” for the country.
His message, posted Thursday on the semi-official Tasnim news agency, comes as Iran prepares for Khamenei’s multi-day long funeral, more than four months after an Israeli strike killed the supreme leader on the first day of the war.
“This martyrdom is not the end of the journey, but the beginning of a new chapter of national unity, resilience, and progress,” Pezeshkian said, arguing that Khamenei’s death had also demonstrated “this system rests on the firm foundations of faith, ideals, and the will of a great nation.”
He called on all Iranians, “regardless of ethnicity, religion, political views, or background” to attend the planned ceremonies in order to portray a united front to the world.
