Iran Buries Slain Supreme Leader Khamenei; Successor Mojtaba Absent from Funeral

Hindustan Times—Iran held a state funeral for Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei at the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad, 131 days after he was killed in US-Israeli strikes, drawing enormous crowds of mourners across the country. His son Mojtaba Khamenei, widely considered the likely successor, was conspicuously absent from the burial, deepening uncertainty about who leads the Islamic Republic. Iran simultaneously claimed it struck US military targets in the Persian Gulf, with Haaretz confirming the attack as the funeral procession concluded. The New York Times reported that Iran's Supreme Leader position remains formally vacant, leaving a dangerous power vacuum atop the regime.

• Hindustan Times — Khamenei interred at the Imam Reza shrine 131 days after his killing
• Hindustan Times — Khamenei buried at Mashhad's holy Imam Reza shrine after US strikes killed him months earlier
• The Indian Express — Iran buries Khamenei 4 months after the US-Israeli strikes that killed him
• The Straits Times — Iran holds state funeral for Khamenei as his successor remains out of sight
• Deutsche Welle — Former supreme leader buried amid fresh military escalation against the US
• Guardian — US and Iran trade escalating strikes as the supreme leader's multi-day funeral concludes
• New York Times — Iran's Supreme Leader position formally remains vacant with no successor announced
• The Print — Iran says it hits U.S. military targets in Gulf, buries slain leader Khamenei
• The Australian — Mojtaba Khamenei notably absent from his father's funeral, deepening succession mystery
• news.com.au — Mourners wept at the coffin of Iran's former supreme leader
• BBC — World — Questions mount over who leads Iran and what comes next after Khamenei's burial
• BBC — World — Huge crowds in Mashhad as Iran bids farewell to its slain supreme leader
• Daily Maverick — Suspected successor Mojtaba absent from the burial; his whereabouts unknown
• Dawn — Assassinated Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei laid to rest in Mashhad
• Haaretz — Iran says it hit US military targets in Gulf on the day of Khamenei's burial
• Haaretz — Iran buries Khamenei while announcing strikes on US military targets in the Gulf
• Associated Press — Iran begins dayslong funeral for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in war
• Associated Press — Mourners throng funeral procession in Tehran for Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
• Reuters — Slain Iranian leader buried as successor remains out of sight
• Reuters — Iran says it hits U.S. military targets in Gulf, buries slain leader Khamenei
• CBS News — Iran and U.S. ramp up tit-for-tat strikes as Khamenei laid to rest