A sea of mourners buried the myth of a weak Iran

Khameneis funeral demonstrated that the institutions, ideology, and social base he built remain alive On July 9, Iran's former Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was laid to rest in Mashhad. He was buried in the Imam Reza Mausoleum, one of the holiest sites in the Shiite world and a particularly significant shrine for the Islamic Republic.