Ayatollah Khamenei, who commands all Iranian armed forces took part in a mourning ceremony held at Imam Khomeini Hussainiya located at his office's compound in downtown Tehran on Saturday night.
Tonight is the ninth night of Muharram, in which the third Shia Imam, Hussein ibn Ali, and his companions were martyred in the battle of Karbala. Tomorrow is the Ashura Day, the day on which Imam Hussein and his companions were martyred in Karbala in today's Iraq.
The Zionist regime and Washington had made threats against the life of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, which has drawn widespread condemnations on the part of Muslims around the world.
Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi and Grand Ayatollah Nouri Hamedani have issued fatwas against threats to the life of Ayatollah Khamenei, declaring those who threaten the Leader as the Enemy of God, whose blood has to be shed by Muslims as an Islamic duty.
As the video footage shows, the mourners, who also include government officials, warmly receive the Leader, reported Mehr.
The Leader personally commanded the crushing retaliatory military operations against the Zionist regime during the 12-day war, which was initiated by the Zionist regime on June 13. Ayatollah Khamenei delivered three televised messages during his command of all Iranian armed forces in the imposed war.
The Israeli assault targeted Iranian nuclear facilities and civilian infrastructure and resulted in the martyrdom of several senior military officials and nuclear scientists, as well as hundreds of civilians.
According to Iran’s judiciary, the Israeli war on the country left over 900 people killed.
On June 22, the United States, "Israel’s" biggest ally, carried out its own unprecedented strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites in Fordow, Isfahan, and Natanz.
"Israel’s" attacks triggered a series of retaliatory drone and missile strikes from Iran, which devestated many Israeli military centeres, forcing the regime to ask for a ceasefire.
A ceasefire between Iran and "Israel" was reached on June 24.
