How coverage of the supreme leader's funeral exposed the limits of familiar narratives about Iran.
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Three days of public mourning in Tehran was a political spectacle Iran's leaders wanted the world to see, writes the BBC's international correspondent Lyse Doucet.
Many Tehran residents say the absence of Iran's new supreme leader makes them question their own security.
The Islamic Republic is leaning into religious imagery to hone its political messages locally and across the region.
Iran has marked the second day of funeral processions for its late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Iran will be shut down on Sunday and Monday to encourage more mourners to join funeral procession.
Top Iranian officials and foreign dignitaries pay respects to late leader killed in joint US-Israeli strike in February.