Officials and Scientists Remembered in Mass Funeral After Recent Strikes

Religious dimension played a central role in the proceedings. Clerics led prayers and delivered eulogies laced with references to the Shiite notion of martyrdom, drawing upon centuries-old traditions that sanctify sacrifice in the cause of justice and resistance. The deceased were lauded as “martyrs of the Islamic nation,” their blood depicted as a source of renewed vitality for the ongoing struggle against oppression. These invocations tapped into the deep well of religious symbolism that permeates Iranian society, transforming individual deaths into collective inspiration.