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Successor in hiding? Three of Ali Khamenei's sons attend funeral, Mojtaba skips

Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's new Supreme Leader, remained absent from public view on Sunday as his father, former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and four members of the family were honoured with state funeral prayers in Tehran. While state television broadcast images of three of Khamenei's sons praying alongside Iran's political and military leadership, Mojtaba's continued absence fuelled attention after Iranian state media said he would skip the funeral ceremonies over security concerns.

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