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Crowds fill Tehran as funeral procession begins for Iran’s slain supreme leader Khamenei
The funeral procession for Iran’s late supreme leader Ali Khamenei began in Tehran, with state television reporting on the event. Authorities anticipated large crowds similar to those for his predecessor decades ago, and attention is focused on his son Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not appeared publicly since assuming power.
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