As funeral ceremonies continued in the capital, ABNA correspondent spoke with an Afghan dignitary who had traveled to Tehran to pay respects to the martyred leader. Describing him as an international figure, he said the leader was not just for Iran but for the entire Islamic world, particularly for the people of Afghanistan.
As the funeral ceremonies for Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei continued in the capital, ABNA correspondent spoke with Tayyaba Bukhari, a prominent Pakistani religious broadcaster and head of a charitable foundation, who had traveled to Tehran to pay her respects. She described the leader as a man of action who sacrificed his life so that his followers would never accept humiliation and disgrace.
With just two hours remaining until the official start of the funeral ceremony, time itself appears to have come to a standstill in the holy city of Najaf.
