1 hour ago Vast crowds loyal to the Islamic Republic person gathered successful Tehran astatine a ceremonial ceremonial for Iran's erstwhile ultimate leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed successful associated US-Israeli strikes astatine the commencement of the war.
His 2nd lad and successor, Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, was conspicuously absent from his father's funeral. Ali Khamenei's different 3 sons - Masoud, Mostafa and Meysam - each attended the work held successful the superior connected Sunday.
Iranian authorities media accidental six days of ceremonies volition span respective locations crossed Iran and neighbouring Iraq, earlier the precocious ayatollah is buried successful his hometown of Mashhad connected Thursday.
The BBC's main planetary analogous Lyse Doucet is reporting from Tehran connected information that nary of her worldly is utilized connected the BBC's Persian Service. These restrictions use to each planetary media organisations operating successful Iran.
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