Khamenei Funeral Coverage

Global outlets frame Iran's leader funeral as a political show of force and revenge.

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Updated Jul 6, 8:46pm ET

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Millions of mourners filled Tehran on Monday for the funeral procession of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a U.S.-Israeli strike on the first day of the war. The cortege carried Khamenei’s coffin, along with four family members, along a roughly 10-kilometer route before his body was taken to Qom for a planned Tuesday procession. The funeral also became a political rally, with crowds and speakers calling for revenge against the United States, Israel, Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu.

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Khamenei’s funeral was not just a mourning ritual but a state-managed political spectacle. Iran’s rulers used the huge crowds and ceremonies to project unity, defiance, resilience, public support, and demands for revenge after the U.S.-Israeli attack.

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