Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader, was curiously absent from his father’s funeral on Sunday, while prominent regime figures joined thousands of mourners. Ali Khamenei’s three other sons, Masoud, Mostafa, and Meysam, all attended the service on Sunday, along with authorities like as President Masoud Pezeshkian and Revolutionary Guards chief Ahmad Vahidi.
Speculation regarding Mojtaba’s status has persisted, fueled by claims that he was injured in the same US-Israel air attacks that killed his father. He has not been in public since his appointment in early March.
The elder Khamenei headed the Islamic Republic from 1989 until his death in February. Official funeral proceedings for the late supreme leader began on Friday, with festivities scheduled throughout Iran and Iraq during the next week.
The events, dubbed the “funeral of the century” by Iranian authorities, are anticipated to draw 12-20 million people. Khamenei’s body is currently lying in state at Tehran’s Grand Mosalla religious complex, with a funeral service led by prominent Shia cleric Jafar Sobhani, a 97-year-old scholar who lectures at seminaries in Qom, the holy city.
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