New Delhi: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is learnt to have invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the burial ceremonies for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, diplomatic sources said Wednesday.
The funeral ceremonies will be held from July 5 to 9.
There is no confirmation from New Delhi on the invitation to PM Modi.
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Khamenei, who ruled Iran for three decades, was killed February 28, the first day of massive US and Israeli air strikes on Tehran.
The Indian Prime Minister has been invited by President Pezeshkian to the burial ceremonies, the diplomatic sources said.
The funeral is slated to be held in Tehran and Qom July 5, 6, and 7. The final ceremony will take place in the city of Mashhad July 9.
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