In photos: Supreme Leader attends Muharram mourning ceremony

Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, attended a mourning ceremony in Tehran on Saturday night for the third Shia imam, Imam Hossein (PBUH), and his 72 companions, all killed during the battle of Karbala 14 centuries ago. The ceremony was held on Tasua night, on the eve of Ashura which is the day when Imam Hossein and his companions were martyred by the tyrant of their time, Yazid.