TEHRAN – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei visited the mausoleum of Imam Khomeini and paid tribute to the Founder of the Islamic Republic on Tuesday, a day before the anniversary of Imam Khomeini’s return to Iran from exile, which occurred on February 1, 1979.   

 

The Leader also visited the tombs of the martyrs. 

 

The next ten days after Imam Khomeini’s return are called the Ten-Day Dawn in Iran because the victory of the Islamic Revolution occurred on February 11, 1979.     

 

The Leader, the president, and the cabinet visit the mausoleum of Imam Khomeini and the tombs of the martyrs every year on this occasion.