Kadkhodaei: Self-Reliance Was Present in the Leader of the Revolution from the Beginning

Various media outlets have reported on the holding and republication of a series of memorial ceremonies and related images for the martyred leader of the انقلاب in several Iranian cities, as well as in Iraq. These reports covered the funeral procession in Iraq, commemorative ceremonies in Qom and Ardabil, a pilgrimage to the grave at the shrine of Imam Reza, and the tribute paid by an Armenian religious official. Some outlets also discussed remarks about Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s personal and intellectual characteristics, while others focused on images and videos released from these events.

• ISNA reported on “Javad Moghuyi’s different account of the funeral procession of the martyred leader of the revolution in Iraq,” though no further details of the content of this account were provided in the text.
• Khabar Online and Fars published an image of Seyed Mostafa Khamenei, the son of the martyred leader of the revolution, visiting the grave of حضرت اباالفضل العباس (peace be upon him) during the funeral procession in Iraq.
• ISNA, followed by Khabar Online and Jamaran, published images and videos of a pilgrimage to the grave of the martyred leader of the revolution in the Dar al-Dhikr portico of the holy shrine of Imam Reza (peace be upon him), describing the longing and tears of the mourning people.
• ISNA and Khabar Online reported the holding of a “memorial service for the martyred leader of the Islamic Revolution on behalf of the heads of the three branches of government” in the Imam Khomeini prayer hall of the shrine of Hazrat Masoumeh (peace be upon her).
• IRNA reported that the memorial ceremony for the martyred leader of the Islamic Revolution in Qom was held on Monday night by representatives of the three branches of government, with the participation of various groups of people and officials in the Imam Khomeini prayer hall of the holy shrine of Hazrat Fatemeh Masoumeh (peace be upon her).
• In another report, IRNA wrote that the funeral procession of the martyred leader of the revolution in Iran and the cities of Najaf and Karbala was not merely a large gathering or an extensive mourning ceremony, but should be understood on a deeper level.
• Mehr News, quoting Kheddai, wrote that “self-cultivation” had existed in the martyred leader of the revolution from the beginning, and emphasized Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s spirit of self-cultivation and his social and political role in the years before the victory of the Islamic Revolution.
• Jamaran, quoting Sadegh Kharrazi, reported that “practical mysticism was more compatible than any other school with the spirit and conduct of the martyred leader,” and he said that as the days of separation pass, the greatness of the martyred leader’s personality becomes more evident.
• ISNA reported the tribute paid by the Armenian religious leader, the Catholicos-Patriarch of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, to the status of our country’s martyred leader.
• IRNA (Telegram) reported the holding of a memorial ceremony for the martyred leader of the revolution in Ardabil, writing that the second day of the ceremony was held on Saturday, July 11, 2026, with the حضور of people and officials in Ardabil’s mosque.
• In several Telegram channels of ISNA, Fars, and Jamaran, similar visual content centered on the pilgrimage to the grave at the shrine of Imam Reza and a “new frame from the Dar al-Dhikr portico” was republished.