News centers on Khamenei funeral in Mashhad and related state-controlled proceedings; Imam Reza Shrine is the city’s religious anchor and a historical site linked to Iran’s political-religious authority.
Iran is coordinating a multi-city funeral for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with Mojtaba Khamenei absent from public view. State media show three sons near the coffins as crowds gather, while officials plan mass processions to Qom, Najaf, Karbala and Mashhad amid a fragile ceasefire and renewed tensions with the US and Israel.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been laid to rest after a week of mass funerals amid renewed U.S.–Iran hostilities. Mojtaba Khamenei remains unseen as Iran confronts internal economic and political pressures, with crowds waving flags and chanting for revenge against the United States.