Church in Tehran hold memorial for Khamenei 40 days after his killing

An Armenian church in Tehran has held a memorial service marking 40 days since the US-Israeli killing of Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, in a sign of official efforts to project national unity across religious communities. pic.twitter.com/lU0saBk9ON

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An Armenian church in Tehran has held a memorial service marking 40 days since the US-Israeli killing of Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, in a sign of official efforts to project national unity across religious communities.