01.03.2026 18:02
In the attacks by the USA and Israel against Iran, the Quran was recited in the Ja'fari mosques in Iğdır for the Iranian religious leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and those who lost their lives in the attacks.
The coordinated air and missile attacks by Israel and the USA against Iran have raised tensions in the Middle East. The Israeli Prime Minister's Office and US officials announced that the attacks targeted Iran's religious leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iranian state media reported that Khamenei was killed in the attacks carried out on February 28, 2026. The statement indicated that a 40-day national mourning was declared across the country. While mutual attacks and military activity continue in the region, developments are being closely monitored by the global public.
PRAYERS WERE READ FOR KHAMENEY
Following the developments in Iğdır, located on Turkey's eastern border, Shia citizens gathered in mosques. Prayers were read in the Shia mosques and from the minarets for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other individuals who lost their lives in the attacks.