The home of Supreme Leader Khamenei is shrouded in mourning.

Iran is holding a memorial service for members of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei's family who were killed in airstrikes at the beginning of the war.

According to Nour News , the memorial ceremony took place from Thursday to Friday at the Shah Abdol-Azim Hasani Mosque in Tehran.

Iranian girls hold images of the late leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Photo: AAJ.TV.

According to Iranian state media, Zahra Haddad Adel (Khamenei's wife), along with Khamenei's sister, brother-in-law, and niece, were all killed in airstrikes in February.

The series of attacks by the US-Israel coalition also targeted the residence and killed his father, the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with many other high-ranking officials of the government.

Crowds flocked to pay tribute to the father of the nation.

People grieving and remembering the late leader Ali Khamenei gathered in large numbers in front of his house. Photo: ABC.

Night after night, hundreds of supporters still flock to the complex in Tehran to mourn the only leader many of them had ever known in their lives.

Appearing at the vigil, the women were all clad in traditional black chador robes that covered their bodies, their faces showing undeniable sorrow and tears.

A 33-year-old woman tearfully shared about the former Supreme Leader: "He was our father; I loved him like my own father."

Every night, supporters like her travel from across the vast capital to pay their respects before a platform where Khamenei's empty chair sits.

Leaning against the chair was a large photograph of his 14-month-old granddaughter, Zahra, who also perished in the airstrike on his home on February 28.

Ali Khamenei's empty chair is placed in the stands alongside a portrait of him and his late granddaughter. Photo: ABC.

Here, men and women are separated by a low barrier, and they sob uncontrollably as prayers echo from loudspeakers.

"Because, in fact, we have not only lost our leader. We regarded him as the father of the Iranian nation and of the Muslim community. Therefore, his passing is a tremendous loss and an extremely painful tragedy for us," said Ali, a 42-year-old man, expressing his sorrow.

For nearly 37 years, the Ayatollah was the powerful figure behind Iran's Islamic revolution. Khamenei, a conservative Islamic theologian with political leanings, succeeded his mentor, Supreme Leader Ruhollah Khomeini, 10 years after the 1979 revolution.

A picture of Ali Khamenei on the streets of Tehran. Photo: ABC.

For more than three decades, he championed medical and scientific research, accelerated Iran's nuclear capabilities, and built a formidable network of military and political proxy forces in the region—actions that made him a hero in the eyes of his own people and a villain in the eyes of the West.

The late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei ruled Iran with an iron fist for nearly four decades.

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Mojtaba Khamenei is now the successor, but the new Supreme Leader has not appeared in public since the outbreak of hostilities, only issuing written messages.

According to Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei himself was injured in the airstrike on February 28. The new leader's reclusiveness has fueled speculation about the severity of his injuries.

A woman holds a poster featuring Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei alongside the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran. Photo: Reuters.

However, Iran's Ministry of Health this week asserted that he only suffered superficial injuries to his face, head, and legs, and rejected Western media reports that he had undergone amputation.

CBS News, citing U.S. officials familiar with the information, reported Sunday night that the new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is hiding in a secret location and communicating through a complex network of couriers. All communication systems there are being severely restricted and tightly controlled to erase any trace of his location and prevent him from becoming a target for further airstrikes.

Iranian state media recently warned of the risk of high-ranking Iranian leaders becoming targets of assassination if hostilities resume.

Commentator Nima Akbarkhani warned on television: "If the US or Israel obtain the Supreme Leader's coordinates at any point during the negotiations, they will act without regard for other interests."

Expert Ali Samadzadeh even suspects that the current negotiated agreement between the two sides is a "sweet trap" designed to lure Iranian leaders into revealing themselves.

A crowd of supporters respectfully commemorates the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in front of his former residence. Photo: ABC.

According to US media, the new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is believed to be hiding in a secret base, inaccessible even to government officials. This is what Washington has complained is the reason for the serious delays in the negotiation process.

Earlier, on May 26, Mojtaba Khamenei posted a series of articles on social media reflecting Tehran's views on Israel and the United States.

His official Persian-language account X declared that Middle Eastern nations would not accept acting as "shields for American bases," and that Washington no longer had a safe haven to intervene in the region in the future. He also described Israel as a "malignant tumor" nearing its final stages of decline.

In the post, the Iranian leader lavished praise on Hezbollah forces in Lebanon, which have played a leading role for Tehran in its confrontation with Israel.

Source: https://znews.vn/can-nha-lanh-tu-khamenei-chim-trong-tang-toc-post1654873.html