Iran has buried its slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the country’s holiest shrine in Mashhad, northeast Iran. This follows a week of mass funeral processions, rallies, and mourning ceremonies that coincided with renewed conflict with the United States.
Background
Khamenei’s death has significant implications for Iran’s internal challenges and its legacy. The Islamic Republic faces huge internal challenges, and Khamenei’s 37-year rule is bitterly disputed.
Crowds marched through Mashhad, waving Iranian flags and photographs of the late Khamenei, as well as placards with revolutionary slogans. The whereabouts of Mojtaba Khamenei, proclaimed Supreme Leader by a clerical assembly, has remained a mystery to Iranians due to his debilitating injuries from the strike that killed his father.
Funeral and Protests
The funeral ceremony included chants demanding revenge on U.S. President Donald Trump for his killing. Placards reading ‘Kill Trump’ were also displayed. Khamenei’s remains, along with those of four family members killed alongside him, have been paraded through Tehran, Qom, and the Iraqi shrine cities of Najaf and Karbala.
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