Three sons of Iran's slain leader Khamenei appear at funeral, not successor Mojtaba

Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the longtime supreme leader, has been slain. At his funeral, three of his sons gathered to pray beside his coffin and those of four other family members. Notably absent: Mojtaba, the son who has succeeded Khamenei as Iran's new supreme leader. According to RFI, his absence underscores the complexities of this major transition of power.

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