People attend a public farewell ceremony to pay their respects to late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Tehran on July 4, 2026. (Photo: Reuters/Murad Sezer)
05 Jul 2026 02:19AM
TEHRAN: Representatives of Tehran-backed militant groups attended the funeral ceremonies of slain Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei on Saturday (Jul 4), with envoys from Hezbollah and Hamas meeting with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, state media reported.Tehran has for years provided support to Palestinian Hamas, Lebanon's Hezbollah and Yemen's Houthi rebels - all designated terrorist groups by the United States and other Western nations, making Iran the target of international sanctions.Iran has dubbed its anti-Israel network of allies, which also includes armed groups in Iraq, the "axis of resistance".
The Hezbollah delegation to Tehran was headed by senior official and former minister Mohammed Fneish, and included officials and families of killed and wounded members, the group told Lebanese media.
Hamas, meanwhile, said in a statement that its delegation was led by the head of its political bureau, Mohammed Darwish, and included other bureau members such as Bassem Naim.
