Iranians gathered on Thursday (June 4) to commemorate the 37th anniversary of the passing of Ayatollah Khomeini at his Mausoleum in Tehran.

Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in a message on Thursday (June 4) that Iran's enemies, having been defeated on the battlefield, were now seeking to undermine public resilience and sow internal divisions.

Khamenei called for national unity in the face of those threats and said any action that created pessimism or frustration among the public amounted to helping the enemy.

The message was read on his behalf during ceremonies marking the anniversary of the death of the Islamic Republic's founder, Ruhollah Khomeini, as well as a major Shi'ite holiday.

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SHOWS: TEHRAN, IRAN (JUNE 4, 2026) (IRIB - No use VOA Persian. No use BBC Persian. No use Manoto. No use Iran International. No Use Radio Farda. No Use Israel)

1. IRANIANS GATHERED AT MAUSOLEUM OF LATE SUPREME LEADER, AYATOLLAH RUHOLLAH KHOMEINI

2. MAN RECITING QURAN

3. PEOPLE GATHERED, KHOMEINI'S GRAVE IN THE MIDDLE

4. MEN SEATED

5. WOMEN SEATED, HAND HOLDING PICTURE OF SLAIN SUPREME LEADER, ALI KHAMENEI

6. (SOUNDBITE) (Farsi) ONE OF TEHRAN'S FRIDAY PRAYER LEADERS, MOHAMMAD JAVAD HAJ ALI AKBARI, READING SUPREME LEADER'S STATEMENT, SAYING: (SOUNDBITE OVERLAID BY SHOT OF PEOPLE SEATED, KHOMEINI'S GRAVE IN THE MIDDLE)

"The malicious enemy, now that it has been defeated in its confrontation with your brave sons in the armed forces, and especially due to facing a decisive blow, both in military battle and in the streets, experiences a deep and meaningful humiliation, which has led to a tangible divergence of countries away from it. It has therefore concentrated its efforts in hybrid warfare on two points: one is the resilience of the people; the other is creating errors in the decision-making apparatus of the country’s officials. Its main tool in both is sowing the seeds of doubt, despair, fear, mistrust, and division."

7. VEILED WOMEN HOLDING FLAGS, THE QURAN AND A PICTURE OF KHAMENEI

8. (SOUNDBITE) (Farsi) ONE OF TEHRAN'S FRIDAY PRAYER LEADER, MOHAMMAD JAVAD HAJ ALI AKBARI, READING SUPREME LEADER'S STATEMENT, SAYING: (SOUNDBITE BEGINS OVER SHOT OF IRANIAN CLERICS SEATED, HEAD OF IRAN'S JUDICIARY, GHOLAMHOSSEIN MOHSENI EJEI (left) )

"Any action that causes pessimism and frustration among all the people is considered a form of assistance to the enemy of this country and its people."

9. PEOPLE GATHERED, KHOMEINI'S GRAVE IN THE MIDDLE, PEOPLE WAVING FLAGS

10. VARIOUS OF IRANIAN CLERICS SEATED, AMONG THEM, A GRANDSON, HASSAN KHOMEINI (left), EJEI AND SOME OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS OF KHOMEINI

11. PEOPLE SEATED, WAVING FLAGS AND HOLDING PICTURE OF KHAMENEI AND SLAIN CHIEF OF IRAN'S QUDS FORCE, QASSEM SOLEIMANI

12. AKBARI SPEAKING AT PODIUM, IRANIAN FLAG BEHIND HIM, PICTURE OF NEW SUPREME LEADER, MOJTABA KHAMENEI

13. PEOPLE SEATED, MAN RECITING THE QURAN AT PODIUM

14. PEOPLE GATHERED, KHOMEINI'S GRAVE IN THE MIDDLE

15. VEILED WOMEN SEATED, HAND HOLDING PICTURE OF KHAMENEI

16. PICTURE OF KHAMENEI NEXT TO HIS TURBAN, CLERICAL CLOAK, KEFFIYEH AND IRANIAN FLAG

17. VEILED WOMAN SEATED

18. PEOPLE GATHERED AT MAUSOLEUM, KHOMEINI'S GRAVE IN THE MIDDLE