15 million people expected to attend former supreme leader's funeral
ONP Summary
Iran is conducting a major state funeral ceremony for Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who died during recent conflict. The multi-day event in Tehran involves millions of mourners, international delegations, and the body traveling through multiple cities; Khamenei's successor, his son Mojtaba, has been designated as the new Supreme Leader but has not made a public appearance.
Progressive: Progressive-leaning outlets emphasize Iran's Supreme Leader was killed by U.S.-Israeli military action, and highlight the new leader Mojtaba's mysterious public absence fueling uncertainty.
Moderate: Centrist outlets focus on the massive logistical scale—millions of mourners over six days across five cities—as a significant state event reflecting Iran's institutional continuity.
Conservative: Conservative-leaning outlets cast the funeral as regime theater masking dysfunction and report on internal callousness about civilian casualties, questioning the new leader's actual control.
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Mourners thronged a vast prayer complex in Tehran on Saturday as the week-long funeral ceremonies of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei began with the national anthem, religious eulogies and readings from the Koran.
15 million people are expected to attend the former leader's funeral, according to Iranian authorities, FRANCE 24's Reza Sayah said, reporting from Tehran, adding that the event would take place also in neighbouring Iraq. ...