Huge crowds of Iranians loyal to the Islamic Republic have gathered in Tehran for the primary day of funeral ceremonies for the nation’s former supreme chief.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in joint US-Israeli airstrikes in the beginning of the struggle.
Iranian state media say six days of ceremonies will span a number of areas throughout Iran and neighbouring Iraq, earlier than he’s buried in his hometown of Mashhad on Thursday.
The BBC’s chief worldwide correspondent Lyse Doucet is in Tehran as folks put together to move to the huge advanced the place the previous supreme chief is mendacity in state.
The BBC’s chief worldwide correspondent Lyse Doucet is reporting from Tehran provided that none of her materials is used on the BBC’s Persian Service. These restrictions apply to all worldwide media organisations working in Iran.