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Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei absent from mass funeral for father

Cover image: In this photo released by Iran's Supreme Leader's office, top officials, including the brothers of the country's new supreme leader, attend funeral prayers over the coffins of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, July 5, 2026. © Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s son and successor was not among the family members and thousands of mourners who turned out Sunday for a second day of ceremonies to honour Iran’s late supreme leader. Mojtaba Khamenei has remained out of the public eye since he was wounded in the strike that killed his father.

Three sons of slain Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ​prayed beside his coffin and those of four other family members on Sunday, but Mojtaba, the son who succeeded him as Iran's supreme leader, did not make an appearance.

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