Geopolitic
Iran’s Week-Long Funeral: Base Case Is Succession Consolidation
Observation Iran opened week‑long state funeral ceremonies for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on July 4, 2026, drawing “tens of thousands” at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla per Reuters, with AP describing “hundreds of thousands.” State media set the rites to continue across Tehran and Qom