Friday prayer leaders (Bushehr, Ilam, etc.)
Friday prayer leaders are clerics appointed by Iran’s Supreme Leader to lead weekly congregational prayers and deliver sermons, often serving as influential local religious and political figures in cities like Bushehr and Ilam.
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Aug 28, 2026
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Multiple Friday imams delivered coordinated statements vowing massive retaliation against any US or Israeli aggression.
Moderates view these sermons as hardline attempts to dominate the narrative and constrain any potential diplomatic opening on regional tensions.