‘Do not leave the streets and mosques,’ says grandson of Khomeini

Published March 2, 2026 Updated March 2, 2026 02:03pm

Hassan Khomeini, the grandson of the founder of the Islamic Republic, has urged the country’s citizens to remain on the streets and in mosques, reports CNN.

“Do not leave the streets and mosques for a moment.”

“From today until the end of the war, it is an objective obligation for everyone to be in the mosques, fill the mosques,” he said.

“Our strongholds are the mosques and squares of the city. Every square must be occupied by the people,” CNN quoted the grandson as saying.

Hassan Khomeini speaks during the 36th anniversary of the death of the leader of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, at Khomeini’s shrine in southern Tehran, Iran June 4, 2025. —Reuters/File
Hassan Khomeini speaks during the 36th anniversary of the death of the leader of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, at Khomeini’s shrine in southern Tehran, Iran June 4, 2025. —Reuters/File

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