Iran has finally arrived at the day of negotiations with the United States, and citizens have flooded into Isfahan's largest square—the Imam Square—demonstrating a scene of great solemnity.
This square is also known as the world's largest square, and the city has long been famed for the saying “Isfahan is half the world.”
The martyrs killed in the early stages of the war by the “Epstein Coalition” are now entering Iran’s unique 40-day mourning period, known among Shia Muslims as the “first seven days” (head seven).
On the square, coffins were carried through the crowd, receiving the most heartfelt homage from the people, gathering before the main stage.
It is Iranian custom to touch the coffin of the martyr with one’s hand, absorbing courage from it.
Harazi, Iran’s foreign minister when I was a journalist in Tehran, died yesterday after sustaining severe injuries in an airstrike; his wife also perished in the attack.
After Mujtaba succeeded to the position of Supreme Leader, Harazi continued serving as the Foreign Policy Advisor to the Supreme Leader’s Office.
Until he met his fate, falling just before dawn.
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