Iran's supreme leader absent as senior officials attend ayatollah's funeral
Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen in public since the attack which killed his father at the outset of the US-Israel war with Iran.
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Iran's supreme leader absent as senior officials attend ayatollah's funeralImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Some mourners expressed sadness at the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and anger at the US and IsraelByOlivia IrelandPublished5 July 2026, 13:29 BSTUpdated 36 minutes agoIran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was conspicuously absent from his father's funeral, as senior regime figures joined thousands paying their respects to the late ayatollah on Sunday.Ali Khamenei's other three sons - Masoud, Mostafa and Meysam - all attended the service on Sunday, alongside officials including President Masoud Pezeshkian and Revolutionary Guards chief Ahmad Vahidi.Speculation about Mojtaba's condition - fuelled by rumours he was wounded in the same US-Israel air strikes that killed his…
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