‘The spectacle Iran wants the world to see’: Lyse Doucet in Tehran0

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• July 6, 2026

The streets of Tehran have been filled with large crowds as Iran continues its public mourning for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Khamenei was assassinated at the start of the US-Israel war in February of this year. The funeral procession passed through the capital’s iconic Enghelab Square, where mourners held Iranian flags and