Iran's supreme leader absent as senior officials attend ayatollah's funeral

According to the BBC, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is being mourned at a funeral on Sunday. Conspicuously absent from the ceremony is his son Mojtaba, who had been seen as a potential successor to the leadership role, raising questions about both his whereabouts and the future of Iran's political succession.

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