Uzbekistan delegation attends Khamenei’s funeral

On July 3, an Uzbek delegation attended the farewell ceremony for Iran’s former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who died as a result of U.S. and Israeli attacks. Mehr News reported this.

Nurdinjon Ismoilov, Speaker of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan, and the delegation accompanying him attended the funeral of the late former Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei.

Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, National Leader of the Turkmen people, also attended the funeral ceremony.

For reference, large-scale mourning ceremonies lasting six days have begun in Iran and Iraq to bid farewell to the country’s late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Ali Akbar Pourjamshidian, Iran’s Deputy Interior Minister and head of the headquarters for organizing the mourning events, said that representatives from more than 30 countries and religious leaders from over 90 countries had expressed readiness to attend the farewell ceremonies.

The mourning events began today, July 3, at the Mosalla complex in Tehran. From that time, the square was opened to the public for mass farewell ceremonies. The ceremonies will also be held in other cities across the country, including Qom and Mashhad. Separate events are also planned in the Iraqi cities of Najaf and Karbala, which are considered sacred in Shia Islam. The final burial ceremony for the Supreme Leader’s body will take place in Mashhad on July 9.

It is worth noting that the official farewell ceremony for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is being held nearly four months after he died on February 28 as a result of the first U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.

Nurdinjon Ismoilov had earlier visited the Iranian Embassy in Tashkent and signed the book of condolences opened in connection with the death of the late Iranian leader Ali Khamenei.