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Death Anniversary Of Founder Of Islamic Republic Ayatollah Khomeini

An Iranian schoolboy in an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) uniform participates in a ceremony marking the death anniversary of Iran's late Supreme Leader and founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, at his tomb in Behesht-Zahra cemetery in southern Tehran, Iran, on June 4, 2026. During the 37th anniversary event, a message from Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei was read by Tehran's interim Friday prayer leader Muhammad Javad Haj Ali Akbari, mentioning the victory of Iran's armed forces over the United States and Israel. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto)