In July 2024, Ismail Haniyeh, then the political chief of Hamas, was killed in his lodging in Tehran in an Israeli operation after he attended the inauguration ceremony for Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.
Additionally attending Saturday’s ceremonies in Tehran had been Ziyad al-Nakhalah, the chief of the Palestinian militant group and Hamas ally Islamic Jihad, and senior Houthi member Dhaif Allah al-Shami, state TV reported.
Most international officers and dignitaries paid their respects on Friday to Khamenei, who dominated Iran from 1989 and was killed aged 86 together with a number of members of his household and high officers in a US-Israeli strike on Feb 28, triggering the conflict within the Center East.
On Saturday, crowds of individuals gathered on the Grand Mosalla non secular advanced within the Iranian capital to bid farewell to the late supreme chief who had the ultimate say in main state insurance policies throughout his tenure.
