Iran Buries Khamenei, Shifts from Theocracy to Military Nationalism
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Iran's marathon funeral for Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is ending, with his coffin arriving in Mashhad after a week of mass processions. Crowds chanted revenge slogans against US President Donald Trump during the events. The funeral comes as US and Iranian strikes have resumed. Officials are using the burial to project an image of a regime that has survived the war. FRANCE 24's Angela Diffley reports.