Thousands flock to Tehran to mourn slain Supreme Leader

Middle East Eye · July 4, 2026 Politics

Thousands flock to Tehran to mourn slain Supreme Leader Thousands of mourners thronged to Tehran to pay their respect to Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ali Khameini on Saturday. Sprayed with mists of water to keep cool in temperatures that may nudge 40C in Tehran over the next days, thousands of women and men filled the Grand Mosalla religious complex in Tehran. "The leader was a father to us all.