Iran has extended an invitation to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, along with leaders Salman Khurshid and Pawan Khera, for the upcoming burial ceremonies of its late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. These significant events are scheduled to take place across Tehran, Qom, and Mashhad from July 5 to 9.

Bihar governor Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain and MoS for external affairs Pabitra Margherita will represent India at Ayatollah Khamenei's funeral, as per Iranian sources.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week to the funeral programme, a six-day event spanning three Iranian cities | India News