Iran’s Supreme Leader Laid to Rest as Millions Flood Tehran Streets

Huge crowds lined the streets of Tehran on [Day of week] for the funeral procession of Iran’s late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The massive turnout, described by observers as a spectacle Iran wants the world to see, underscored the deep influence of the cleric who ruled the country for [number] decades. Mourners waved flags and beat their chests as the coffin passed, a display of public grief and political loyalty that echoed the 1989 funeral of the Islamic Republic’s founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. The procession marks the start of a transition of power, with Khamenei’s successor expected to be named in the coming days.