Iran holds public funeral ceremonies for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, with state television showing three of his sons—Mostafa, Meysam and Masoud Khamenei—praying beside his coffin. The coffins are displayed in the courtyard of Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, a large religious complex, as crowds gather for a week of mass processions. During the prayers on Sunday, the sons are shown standing behind their father’s coffin alongside coffins for other family members. Reports also mention the presence of additional relatives’ coffins as part of the ceremony, including a set of family members laid out with him. While the three sons appear during the funeral prayers, sources agree that Mojtaba Khamenei, described as the son who has succeeded Ali Khamenei as Iran’s supreme leader, does not appear in the footage and is not seen at the ceremonies. One outlet also describes the coffin being displayed outdoors under glass prior to the Sunday prayers. Overall coverage presents the public display and prayer footage from Iranian state media, along with the absence of the successor from the visible family group at the funeral.
Three of Ali Khamenei’s sons attend funeral in Tehran as successor Mojtaba stays absent
Iran holds public funeral ceremonies for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, with state television showing three of his sons—Mostafa, Meysam and Masoud Khamenei—praying beside his coffin. The coffins ar...
- Three sons of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei—Mostafa, Meysam and Masoud—pray beside his coffin during funeral ceremonies in Tehran.
- State television shows the coffins in the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla courtyard amid large crowds.
- Coffins of other family members are displayed alongside Ali Khamenei’s at the ceremonies.
- Mojtaba Khamenei, described as the successor supreme leader, is absent from the funeral footage and ceremonies shown.
- The funeral coverage includes a continuing week of public processions and religious observances.
Three sons of killed ayatollah were seen beside coffin during ceremonies drawing huge crowds in TehranThree sons of the former Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prayed beside his coffin and those of four other family members on Sunday, but Mojtaba, the son who has succeeded him as Iran’s supreme leader, did not make an appearance.State TV showed Mostafa, Meysam and Masoud Khamenei praying behind the coffins laid out in the vast courtyard of Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Mosalla, a sprawling religious complex. In a show of public devotion to the theocratic state and revolutionary zeal, the country is staging a week of mass funeral processions for Khamenei, including taking his remains to Shia religious sites in neighbouring Iraq. Continue reading...
1 hour agoState television showed three of Ali Khamenei's sons, Mostafa, Meysam and Masoud Khamenei, standing behind their father's coffin during funeral prayers at Tehran's Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla
1 hour agoKhamenei's coffin was displayed outdoors on Saturday under glass, along with those of his daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law and 14-month-old granddaughter.
2 hours agoTEHRAN, July 5 (Reuters) - Three sons of slain Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prayed beside his coffin and those of four other family members on Sunday, but Mojtaba, the son who has succeeded him as Iran's supreme leader, did not make an appearance.State TV showed Mostafa, Meysam and Masoud Khamenei praying behind the coffins laid out in the vast courtyard of Tehran's Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, a sprawling religious complex.
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