Iran has invited top BJP and Congress leaders, including party presidents Nitin Nabin and Mallikarjun Kharge, to the state funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. India will send an official delegation led by Bihar Governor Syed Ata Hasnain. The ceremonies, beginning this week, will culminate with Khamenei's burial in Mashhad on July 9. Prime Minister Modi recently spoke with Iranian President Pezeshkian about regional stability.

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