{"id":196005,"date":"2026-03-02T10:23:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T05:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=196005"},"modified":"2026-03-02T10:23:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T05:23:11","slug":"kashmiris-remember-khameneis-1980-kashmir-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/03\/02\/kashmiris-remember-khameneis-1980-kashmir-visit.html","title":{"rendered":"Kashmiris remember Khamenei’s 1980 Kashmir visit"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Srinagar: The martyrdom of Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has brought back memories of his significant 1980 visit to Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, where he delivered a historic speech at Jamia Masjid, Srinagar promoting Shia-Sunni unity.<\/p>\n

According to Kashmir Media Service, the young cleric, who later succeeded Ruhollah Khomeini as Iran’s Supreme Leader, aimed to strengthen ties with Muslim communities abroad .<\/p>\n

Khamenei’s 48-hour visit included meetings with local leaders, visits to shrines, and a 15-minute address emphasizing sectarian harmony.<\/p>\n

Eyewitnesses recall massive crowds gathering at Srinagar airport, with people arriving from across the Valley. His speech at Jamia Masjid, led by Mirwaiz Moulvi Muhammad Farooq, marked a turning point in local sectarian relations.<\/p>\n

Khamenei’s visit showcased Iran’s post-revolution outreach. Local accounts describe it as a symbolically important episode in Kashmir’s religious history, fostering inter-sect understanding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Srinagar: The martyrdom of Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has brought back memories of his significant 1980 visit to Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, where he delivered a historic speech at Jamia Masjid, Srinagar promoting Shia-Sunni unity. According to Kashmir Media Service, the young cleric, who later succeeded Ruhollah Khomeini as Iran’s Supreme …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":196006,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-196005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indian-occupied-jammu-and-kashmir"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/03\/komnai-kashmir.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=196005"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196005\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":196007,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196005\/revisions\/196007"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/196006"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=196005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=196005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}