Iranian Leaders Gather at Funeral Prayer Amid Speculation Over Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's Successor

After the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country's top leaders and officials appeared in public at the funeral prayer held in Tehran. But all eyes were looking for Mojtaba Khamenei, who has been made the Supreme Leader. Mojtaba was nowhere to be seen. Mojtaba's three brothers also appeared in public at the funeral prayer. But Mojtaba's absence deepened the suspense in Tehran. This is the first time the Iranian leadership appeared together on such a large scale since the February 28 airstrike. Ayatollah Jafar Sobhani, a 97-year-old Shiite cleric, led the prayers at Tehran's Grand Mosalla on Sunday. During this time, Khamenei's sons Massoud, Measem, and Mustafa, as well as the head of the Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) General Ahmad Vahidi, President Massoud Pezeshkian, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalib, and the head of the Quds Force, General Qasim Qadir, were present.