Emotion and politics merge in Tehran at funeral of former supreme leader

Emotion and politics merge in Tehran at funeral of former supreme leader To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Emotion and politics merge in Tehran at funeral of former supreme leader Close Vast crowds loyal to the Islamic Republic have gathered in Tehran at a funeral ceremony for Iran's former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in joint US-Israeli strikes at the start of the war. His second son and successor, Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, was conspicuously absent from his father's funeral. Ali Khamenei's other three sons - Masoud, Mostafa and Meysam - all attended the service held in the capital on Sunday. Iranian state media say six days of ceremonies will span several locations across Iran and neighbouring Iraq, before the late ayatollah is buried in his hometown of Mashhad on Thursday. The BBC's chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet is reporting from Tehran on condition that none of her material is used on the BBC's Persian Service. These restrictions apply to all international media organisations operating in Iran. More on this story: Iran's supreme leader absent as senior officials attend ayatollah's funeral Subsection Middle East Published 6 minutes ago Share close panel Share page Copy link About sharing Related topics Middle East Follow Middle East close panel You are now following Middle East Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage . Iran Follow Iran close panel You are now following Iran Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage . Tehran Follow Tehran close panel You are now following Tehran Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage . Ali Khamenei Follow Ali Khamenei close panel You are now following Ali Khamenei Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage . Iran war Follow Iran war close panel You are now following Iran war Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage . Read description