AP Was There: Millions of mourners attended funeral of Iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini

ONP Summary
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader killed on February 28, will have his state funeral beginning July 4 with expectations of 15 to 20 million mourners in Tehran. The three-day event will include representatives from approximately 100 countries and is accompanied by extensive planning to address crowd management risks.
Progressive: Progressive-leaning outlets highlight the funeral's political significance, emphasizing calls to 'avenge' the leader's death and the regime's effort to project national resilience.
Moderate: Centrist outlets report on the diplomatic dimensions and logistical arrangements, including international attendance and subsequent U.S.-Iran negotiations.
Conservative: Conservative-leaning outlets stress the security planning and crowd-safety measures required to prevent disasters from past Iranian state funerals.
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On June 6, 1989, millions of Iranians turned out in the streets to bury Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who had led the 1979 Islamic Revolution ...