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Tehran stages farewell for a 'martyred leader' — and tests who counts as Iran's opposition

Iranian state media filled Tehran's Musalla on 5 July 2026 with the funeral rites of a man it calls a 'martyred leader of the Revolution.' The real question is what the choreography tells us about who actually runs the room.

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