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Three of slain Iran leader's sons at funeral, not his successor

Mourners in Tehran hold a banner during a public farewell ceremony for slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed on Feb 28 by Israeli and US airstrikes, at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Tehran on July 5, 2026. (Photo: Reuters/ Alkis Konstantinidis)

TEHRAN - 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.

State TV showed Mostafa, Meysam and Masoud Khamenei praying behind the coffins laid out in the vast courtyard of Tehran's Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, a sprawling religious complex.

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