Middle East live: Iran begins days-long funeral for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
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Iran's former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei underwent funeral ceremonies beginning in early July, four months following his death in a joint military operation by the United States and Israel. The week-long ceremonial observances drew mourners across Iran and Iraq, while the nation's new supreme leader remained absent citing serious security threats.
Progressive: Progressive-leaning outlets highlight the historical significance and massive scale of the funeral, referencing the 10 million mourners at Iran's first Supreme Leader funeral in 1989.
Moderate: Centrist-leaning outlets focus on logistical details, security arrangements, and timeline, noting Tehran's fortification and the four-month delay before the ceremony.
Conservative: Conservative-leaning outlets emphasize security threats and the new Supreme Leader's absence, framing the event within concerns about leadership succession instability and external threats.
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Iran on Saturday began a days-long funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The 86-year-old was killed in an air strike at the start of the US-Israeli war with Iran.
Mourners wept when authorities unveiled the casket containing Khamenei’s body at the Grand Mosalla in Tehran.
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