Iran witnessed an unprecedented show of mourning as millions gathered in Tehran for the funeral procession of former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, whose coffin, draped in the Iranian flag and topped with a black turban, was carried through the capital alongside the coffins of relatives killed in the February 28 airstrikes.
NDTV’s Nazir Masoodi, reporting from Tehran, captures the scale of the funeral and explains how the event has become both a religious ceremony and a powerful political statement. Representatives from more than 100 countries attended to pay their respects, while mourners chanted slogans against the United States and Israel during the procession.
