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Iran is staging a dramatic, week-long funeral for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in a U.S.-Israeli airstrike, as the nation mourns its 37-year clerical leader amid deepening internal fractures and heightened regional tensions. His body, displayed in Tehran before a global array of foreign dignitaries, will journey to holy cities like Qom, Najaf, and Kerbala before burial in Mashhad — a spectacle of grief and devotion designed to reinforce unity. Yet behind the pageantry, analysts warn of waning support for the clerical establishment, with Khamenei’s son Mojtaba conspicuously absent since his father’s death. The regime is mobilizing masses with logistical support while issuing stern warnings to Washington and Tel Aviv, all under heavy security. The rituals, steeped in Shi’ite martyrdom traditions, frame Khamenei’s death as a sacred sacrifice — a narrative that resonates with religious fervor but masks a nation fractured by economic hardship and suppressed dissent.

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