The Ayatollah's Funeral: A Spectacle of Power and Legacy in Iran The streets of Tehran are filled with somber ceremony as Iran mourns the loss of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The scale of the mourning processions, with crowds lining Enghelab Square and waving Iranian flags, testifies to the regime's enduring grip on its people's imagination.
However, behind this spectacle lies a more complex story – one that reveals tensions between Iran's leaders and their desire to project an image of strength and unity.