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Millions fill Tehran streets as Iran mourns Khamenei in state funeral procession
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Millions of mourners filled Tehran’s streets on Monday as Iran began the main funeral procession for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in a US-Israeli airstrike on 28 February, in a display of state power and national unity that officials claimed drew between 10 and 20 million people.
The six-day state funeral, already under way since Khamenei’s body lay in state on 3 July, reached its emotional and political climax as the flag-draped coffin was carried through the capital on a 12-hour journey from the Grand Mosalla religious complex to Imam Hussein Square. Mourners carried placards bearing images of US President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with slogans such as “There will be blood” and “The US killed our father. We will not forgive.” An effigy of Trump was hanged in the square, state media reported.
Iran’s leadership framed the turnout as proof of resilience after five weeks of war with the US and Israel, which began with Khamenei’s killing. Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf hailed on social media the “proud and invincible nation of Islamic Iran” for “unanimously” paying tribute to its “martyr.” The ceremonies will continue in Qom on Tuesday and in Iraq’s Shiite holy cities of Najaf and Karbala on Wednesday, before burial in Khamenei’s hometown of Mashhad on Thursday.
The absence of Khamenei’s designated successor, his second son Mojtaba, cast a shadow over the proceedings. Mojtaba, named supreme leader shortly after the airstrike, has not appeared in public since and is reported to have been wounded in the same attack. No audio, video or photographs of him have been released in the intervening months, raising questions about his health and capacity to lead. Three of Khamenei’s other sons attended the funeral on Sunday, while Ahmad Vahidi, commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, re-emerged publicly for the first time in months to pay his respects.
Security was tight across Tehran, with airspace closed and concrete barriers erected around the coffin to prevent a repeat of the deadly crush that marred the 1989 funeral of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. State media claimed several million people were taking part, though no exact figure was given. Temperatures reached 37°C as fire crews sprayed water over the crowds. Iranian flags, Hezbollah banners and red flags symbolising vengeance were prominent among the mourners.
President Masoud Pezeshkian, in a post on X, said the late ayatollah had taught Iranians that “the greatest wealth of the country is its people and their unity,” and pledged that the nation would continue on the path of “honour, progress and glory.” The funeral procession, broadcast live by state television, underscored the regime’s determination to present a united front despite months of anti-government protests that ended in a brutal crackdown.
International observers noted the dual message of grief and defiance. “It is a political event and a display of power,” said Lenka Hrabalová, an Iranist and Arabist quoted by Czech public broadcaster iROZHLAS. “But a large part of the people want to pay their respects.” Some European outlets questioned the authenticity of the turnout, citing past manipulation of crowd sizes, while others highlighted the regime’s use of the funeral to rally support ahead of resumed US-Iran peace talks after the ceasefire.
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