Tehran [Iran], March 5 (ANI): Iranian state media reported that preparations are underway at Tehran’s Grand Mosalla for the placement of the body of the late Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a US-Israel-led strike on Iran.
The Grand Mosalla of Tehran is a massive prayer complex used for the city’s most significant state and religious gatherings. The arrangements are part of a three-day farewell ceremony being organized for the late Supreme Leader. Thousands of mourners are expected to gather at the Mosalla. A farewell ceremony followed by a funeral procession is the established protocol after the death of a Supreme Leader.
Meanwhile, Iran on Thursday threatened to target Israel’s Dimona nuclear site if Israel and the United States attempt to topple the Islamic Republic. The warning follows remarks by Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz, who said that any new leader installed by the regime would be considered a legitimate target for elimination.
In Israel, the Israel Defense Forces said Iran launched another ballistic missile attack targeting the country, with sirens activated in communities across central Israel, the Jerusalem area, and parts of the West Bank.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has launched the nineteenth wave of Operation True Promise 4 as a combined missile and drone operation, according to the IRGC Public Relations on Thursday.
According to the IRGC Public Relations statement, “This operation against the positions of American-Zionist terrorists in the heart of the occupied territories and American terrorist bases began with massive explosions under the blessed code name ‘Ya Hassan ibn Ali (peace be upon him).’”
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps earlier announced that it had carried out strikes against Israeli and American targets across the region, according to Iranian state broadcaster Press TV.
In a statement on Wednesday (local time), the IRGC said the latest wave of attacks came on the fifth day of the operation, which Tehran says was launched in response to what it described as “unprovoked aggression” by Israel and the United States.
The force claimed that more than seven advanced radar systems belonging to the United States and Israel had been destroyed, describing the strikes as having “blinded the eyes” of the two countries’ surveillance networks in the region.
The statement further alleged that Iranian projectiles had bypassed the THAAD missile defense system deployed to defend Israel and struck multiple locations, including the Israeli Defense Ministry complex in Tel Aviv and the country’s main international gateway, Ben Gurion Airport.
According to the IRGC, ongoing missile and drone launches have triggered hours of air raid sirens and prolonged sheltering of residents in several areas across Israel. The group said the attacks are part of a “steady and managed rhythm of projectile launches” and warned that “in the coming days, the attacks will become more intense and widespread.”
Thursday marks the sixth day of the ongoing conflict in West Asia, and with American officials claiming their operation has only just begun, the conflict could extend longer than anticipated. (ANI)
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