Iran Invites PM Modi to Funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Iranian President Masoud Pedeskian has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the funeral ceremony of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. According to sources, the funeral ceremonies will be held from July 5 to July 9. However, there has been no confirmation from India about the invitation to PM Modi. Khamenei, who ruled Iran for three decades, died on February 28, the first day of major US and Israeli air strikes on Tehran. Diplomatic sources said that President Pedeskian has invited the Indian prime minister for the funeral ceremony. The funeral will be held in Tehran and Qom on July 5, 6 and 7. The final ceremony will take place on July 9 in the city of Mashhad. Iran showed the world the power of the Hormuz waterway, a $125 billion shipment stuck in the sea!