Many Tehran residents say the absence of Iran's new supreme leader makes them question their own security.
Huge crowds have lined the streets of Tehran for the funeral procession of Iran's late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Crowds filled the streets of Tehran as the funeral procession for Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, began.
The funeral procession for Iran’s late supreme leader Ali Khamenei began in Tehran on Monday, state television reported, as authorities prepared for crowds that could rival those that turned out for his predecessor nearly four decades ago. The ceremonies offer Iran an opportunity to project resilience after war with the United States and Israel, while attention remains focused on Khamenei’s successor, his son Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not appeared in public since taking power. After lying in...
The BBC's chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet is in Tehran, where funeral events are taking place in honour of Iran's former leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Iran has marked the second day of funeral processions for its late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
The body of Iran’s supreme leader, killed in US-Israeli strikes that triggered the Middle East war, arrived at Tehran’s Grand Mosalla on Friday ahead of his funeral, state media reported. Millions of people and a coterie of foreign dignitaries were expected to attend Saturday’s official ceremony for Ali Khamenei, with Tehran’s chief negotiator calling for a massive turnout to avenge his death. Photos showed mourners carrying Khamenei’s coffin, emblazoned with Iran’s tricolour flag, into the...
Ali Khamenei's body will lie in state in Tehran's Grand Mosalla from Friday ahead of days-long funeral events.
Funeral processions for Iran's late supreme leader will take place between July 3-9 across Iran and Iraq.