Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz led a delegation to Tehran on Friday to attend the state funeral of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Representatives from several Turkish conservative parties also participated in the ceremony. Ayatollah Khamenei died in February following airstrikes attributed to the US and Israel, coinciding with the escalation of conflict in the Middle East. Yılmaz represented President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the funeral proceedings. The attendance signals Turkey’s diplomatic engagement with Iran during a period of regional instability. This demonstrates a continued, albeit complex, relationship between the two countries despite ongoing geopolitical tensions. Further details regarding the Turkish delegation’s activities were not immediately available.