Prabowo Invited by Iran to Visit Tehran

Jakarta, VIVA – The Speaker of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR), Ahmad Muzani, has conveyed an invitation from the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to President Prabowo Subianto to visit the country’s capital.

Muzani said the invitation was extended by the Iranian government while he was attending the funeral of Iran’s former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Mashhad, Iran.

“The Iranian government hopes to invite the President of the Republic of Indonesia to visit Tehran,” Muzani said after a meeting with the Supreme Court in Jakarta on Tuesday, 14 July 2026.

He said the invitation had already been conveyed to President Prabowo upon his return from Mashhad, Iran. However, he did not yet know the President’s response to the invitation.

“We have already passed the invitation on to Mr Prabowo,” he said.

On Thursday, 9 July 2026, the Speaker of the MPR and Foreign Minister Sugiono travelled to Mashhad as envoys of President Prabowo Subianto to attend the funeral of Iran’s former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

During that visit, he said, they were received directly by the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who also serves as the lead negotiator between Iran and the United States.

“Dr Mohammad Ghalibaf conveyed warm greetings to all the people and nation of Indonesia, as well as to the Government of the Republic of Indonesia,” he said.

In addition, Muzani, who travelled as a representative of the Indonesian government and people, also conveyed the profound condolences of the Indonesian people and nation on the death of a leader deeply beloved by the Iranian people.

“We express our condolences; we feel how sad the Iranian people are over the passing of a leader they loved so dearly. The people of Indonesia pray that the Iranian people will remain steadfast in facing this tragedy,” he said. (Ant)