A person holds a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, as people gather to mourn Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, July 8, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Iran’s Supreme Leader pledges revenge for slain father and predecessor
TEHRAN: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said on Saturday that avenging his slain predecessor and father was “the demand of the nation” and “must certainly” take place, according to a written message released on his Telegram account. Khamenei issued the message on the occasion of funeral ceremonies for his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, held months after he was killed in the US-Israeli airstrikes on February 28.
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