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

State television showed three sons of Iran's slain leader at the funeral, praying in the courtyard of Tehran's Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla. Mostafa, Meysam, and Masoud Khamenei attended the service—but not their brother Mojtaba, who has now taken over as the country's leader. According to Channel NewsAsia, the funeral took place at the sprawling religious complex in the Iranian capital.

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