Pakistan, July 5 -- Three sons of Iran's martyred Supreme Leader appeared at his funeral prayers in Tehran, while his successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, remained absent from all public ceremonies. State television showed Mostafa, Meysam, and Masoud Khamenei standing beside their father's coffin during the funeral, but no official images or public appearance of Mojtaba were released.

The funeral ceremonies continued at Tehran's Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, where the coffins of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and four members of his family were placed before thousands of mourners. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf also joined the funeral prayers, while large crowds gathered throughout the night to pay their...