Tens of thousands of Iranian mourners and senior officials gathered in Tehran on July 5, 2026, for the funeral of slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei amid chants for revenge. Conspicuously absent from the public ceremonies was his son and successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not made a single public appearance since taking power.
The new supreme leader is believed to have been injured during the February 28 joint U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on the family compound that killed his father at the onset of the war. His prolonged absence in a secure bunker has fueled intense scrutiny regarding his health and the stability of the regime during this period of heightened regional conflict and political uncertainty. Although the funeral served as a public display of unity, it follows severe internal divisions where political factions openly traded accusations of treason, delusion, and coup plotting over negotiations with the United States.
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