Sunday, July 4th, Declared Public Holiday Nationwide

Iran's Cabinet decided to declare Sunday, July 5th (14th of Tir) an official public holiday throughout the country. According to reports from IRNA and BBC Persian, this decision was made following multiple requests from various provinces across the country. The stated objective announced by the Cabinet was to enable broad public participation in farewell and funeral ceremonies. This holiday was implemented nationwide and had a countrywide scope.

• The fourteenth Cabinet was the primary decision-maker regarding this holiday, and the decision was officially announced by this institution.
• According to IRNA's report, prior to adopting this decision, multiple requests from various provinces across the country had been sent to the Cabinet.
• The official objective announced by the Cabinet was to facilitate broad public participation in farewell and funeral ceremonies.
• Fars and Khabbar Online used the phrase "Martyr Leader of the Islamic Revolution" in describing the deceased, while IRNA employed the phrase "Great Leader."
• BBC Persian covered this news without using the value-laden titles mentioned in domestic media outlets, and merely referred to the announcement of the holiday and its stated reason.
• The aforementioned holiday was not limited to a specific region or province and encompasses all of Iran.
• Among the 13 news outlets providing coverage, none mentioned figures, demographic statistics, or details of the funeral program in their published summaries.. Coverage difference: Domestic media outlets close to the ruling establishment such as Fars, Khabbar Online, and Defa Press, by employing value-laden titles in describing the deceased, adopted a ceremonial and affirming approach, whereas BBC Persian and Ravayat24 published the news in a more neutral tone without such descriptions. Most domestic media outlets emphasized the government's official reason, namely "facilitating public participation," but none of the sources engaged in critical examination or the implementation aspects of this decision.