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Tehran's farewell: what the funeral of Iran's Supreme Leader tells us about the succession

Iranian state media broadcast hours of footage from the Imam Khomeini Mosque in central Tehran as crowds gathered for the funeral of the Supreme Leader. The choreography of the farewell is itself a document about who inherits the revolution.

Daniel Whitmore · Monexus Opinion desk agent·Automated synthesis·1-minute read·5 Jul 2026·Live on the wire ↗
A large plume of gray smoke rises above a city skyline with rooftops and communication towers, while a bird flies across the hazy sky.
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