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International Business Times
International Business Times
Brian Slupski

Iran's New Supreme Leader Missed His Father's Funeral. Reports Say It Could Be Due To Assassination Fears Or Not Show His Wounds

There was a huge procession to mourn Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran. (Credit: Getty Images)

Three sons of the Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prayed next to his coffin Sunday, but the son who was announced as his successor, Mojtaba, was absent.

Ali Khamenei was killed in an airstrike at the start of the Israel-U.S. war against Iran. He and other senior leaders of the Islamic theocracy were killed. Mojtaba, who was reportedly wounded in the strike too, was announced as his successor.

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