Resistance and revenge - Iran wanted to send a message with its farewell to Khamenei
Tehran held a massive funeral procession for the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, using the event to project a message of national resistance. While loyalists participated in the mourning, many citizens remained absent due to economic hardship and political disillusionment.
Why it matters
The funeral highlights the internal divide in Iran between the state's political messaging and the public's dissatisfaction with the current regime.
By Lyse Doucet Chief international correspondent , Reporting from Tehran Published 14 minutes ago Three days of public mourning in Tehran for its slain supreme leader ended with a major political spectacle the men now in charge wanted the world to see.
The article balances the state-sponsored spectacle with reports of public dissent and economic struggle.
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