Ali Khamenei Buried at Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad

Following six days of nationwide mourning, slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was buried at Iran's holiest shrine, the Imam Reza shrine complex in Mashhad, closing a state funeral that began in Tehran on July 4 and included processions in the Shia shrine cities of Karbala and Najaf, Iraq. Successor Mojtaba Khamenei remained absent from every funeral event amid assassination fears, deepening questions about the new Supreme Leader's public role and authority as the country simultaneously faced a collapsing ceasefire with the United States.