Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's Historic Speech on Ashura

In a series of reactions, the name and remarks of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have been the main focus of the news; some coverage has revisited his positions and views on religious and social issues, while other reports have focused on ceremonies and external reactions to his passing. Mehr News, citing the “martyred leader of the انقلاب,” highlighted a historic remark about Ashura and Imam Hassan’s peace, and IRNA and the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting news agency, respectively, emphasized his educational qualities and the concept of “spiritual health” from his perspective. Meanwhile, IRNA’s Telegram edition reported the holding of a memorial ceremony and a photo exhibition in Brazil’s capital, and IRIB reported on the حضور of pilgrims from various countries at the farewell ceremony in Mashhad.

• Mehr News wrote that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a historic meeting with several thousand young people at Imam Khomeini Musalla, said: “Neither the United States nor anything greater than the United States can impose an event like the peace of Imam Hassan(AS) upon the Islamic world.”
• In Mehr News’ report, this statement was presented in the context of a historic meeting with young people at Imam Khomeini Musalla.
• IRNA, quoting the representative of the Supreme Leader in Sistan and Baluchestan and the Friday prayer leader of Zahedan, wrote that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was an unparalleled model for educating the next generation.
• In the same report, IRNA emphasized qualities such as familiarity with the Quran, continuous study, vitality, and dynamism in describing Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
• The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting news agency reported that a member of the Iran Academy of Medical Sciences explained the scientific and religious interpretation of the concept of “spiritual health” from Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s perspective.
• In this report, IRIB presented “spiritual health” as the main subject and linked it to interpretation and explanation from Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s viewpoint.
• In its Telegram edition, IRNA reported the holding of a memorial ceremony for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the “Must Rise” photo exhibition in Brazil’s capital.
• In the same report, IRNA wrote that this ceremony and exhibition were held concurrently with the funeral procession and burial of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in our country and Iraq.
• The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting news agency reported the presence of pilgrims from various countries, from Germany to Afghanistan and from Iraq to other countries in the region, in holy Mashhad to take part in Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s farewell ceremony.
• In IRIB’s coverage, holy Mashhad was identified as the venue for the farewell ceremony, and emphasis was placed on the presence of foreigners at this event.. Coverage difference: Mehr News focused more on a political-religious quote from Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and its connection to Ashura and Imam Hassan’s peace. IRNA, in one report, addressed his personal and educational qualities and, in another, highlighted the international reflection of the memorial ceremony in Brazil. The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting news agency, meanwhile, on the one hand raised the concept of “spiritual health” in connection with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s views and, on the other, emphasized the presence of foreign pilgrims at the farewell ceremony in Mashhad; in this regard, the accounts differ in perspective, but no contradiction is seen in the information provided about the core events.