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Iran's Mourning as Political Theater | Spokane News
Iran’s clerical leadership is staging a massive, tightly orchestrated funeral for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, using the event as a political rallying cry to project unity and defiance against the U.S. and Israel. Millions are being mobilized with state support to attend ceremonies across Tehran and beyond, framed as a testament to the Islamic Republic’s resilience after what officials call an existential attack. While Mojtaba Khamenei, his son and successor, remains out of public view due to injuries, the regime is leveraging Shi’ite traditions of martyrdom to amplify its message. Yet beneath the…
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