From “Down with the Dictator” to Khamenei’s Funeral Spectacle

Foreign media were granted rare visas to cover Khamenei’s funeral. Here’s what our reporter saw.

A regime that has survived months of attack by the United States and Israel is projecting a show of strength with enormous crowds and the reappearance of military leaders.

From “Down with the Dictator” to Khamenei’s Funeral Spectacle

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Khamenei’s Funeral: A Billion-Dollar Display of Power That Exposed the Regime’s Growing Isolation

As millions of Iranians struggle with war, inflation, and poverty, the regime has staged one of the most expensive state funerals in its history. Yet despite its vast mobilization campaign, both domestic turnout and international participation fell short of the political message Tehran hoped to project. The funeral of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was designed to achieve far more than honoring the regime’s late leader. It was conceived as a…