Why Iran's unseen leader remains in the shadows

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Following the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, tens of thousands have gathered in Tehran for his funeral amid escalating tensions marking the start of a war between Iran and the United States. The images from the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla show widespread mourning.

The images emerging from Tehran are striking. Tens of thousands of mourners dressed in black have gathered at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla for the funeral and lying in state of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, following his assassination on the opening day of a war between Iran and the United States on February 28.