The spectacle and symbolism of Khamenei’s funeral
How coverage of the supreme leader's funeral exposed the limits of familiar narratives about Iran.
How coverage of the supreme leader's funeral exposed the limits of familiar narratives about Iran.
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US and Iran have resumed strikes, threatening a return to full-scale war. The fighting also came with Iran preparing to bury Khamenei, who was killed alongside close family members on the first day of the US-Israeli war against the Islamic republic on February 28. The last of a marathon six days of funeral ceremonies…
Iran en de Verenigde Staten hebben in de nacht van woensdag op donderdag opnieuw aanvallen uitgevoerd. In Iran vielen daarbij volgens de autoriteiten zeker veertien doden. Het treinverkeer naar Teheran, waar de uitvaart van ayatollah Khamenei donderdag plaatsvindt, is stilgelegd. Ook in Bahrein en Koeweit waren…
Iranian state media has released what it calls the first footage showing damage to the late Khamenei’s compound.
Millions gathered in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq to pay their respects at the funeral of Iran’s late supreme leader.
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.
Wraak roepen de islamisten. Zijn begrafenisshow is al twee dagen gaande. Khamenei mag van Amerika en Israël worden begraven. De heersers van Iran hopen dat ze met deze begrafenisshow de eenheid kunnen creëren binnen hun eigen regime.
From Lebanon to cities across Pakistan, gatherings and marches are expected to show his reach.
Enormous crowds gather in Tehran for third day to mourn amid calls for revenge against the US and Israel.
Drie van zijn vier zoons hebben vandaag publiekelijk afscheid genomen van de omgebrachte Iraanse leider Khamenei. Grote afwezige was zijn opvolger, zijn 56-jarige zoon Mojtaba. Het regime in Teheran zweeg over waarom de huidige opperste leider ontbrak. Naar verluidt raakte hij zwaar gewond bij de Amerikaans-Iraanse…
Trump said in January that he had given “very firm instructions” to “wipe them off the face of this Earth” if Iran ever tried to assassinate him.
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Iran will be shut down on Sunday and Monday to encourage more mourners to join funeral procession.
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Holding separate meetings in Qatar, the US and Iran made progress and agreed that the next meeting would be after Khamenei's funeral, host Qatar confirmed.
Funeral ceremonies will take place in Tehran and Qom before a burial in his home town of Mashhad.