In brief
In the aftermath of a 12-day war with Israel, Tehran witnessed a poignant funeral procession honoring approximately 60 individuals, including prominent military commanders and nuclear scientists, who were killed. The streets of Iran’s capital, usually quiet during the conflict, were filled with thousands of mourners waving flags and chanting slogans as the caskets, draped in the national flag and adorned with rose petals, made their way through the city. The event underscored the significant human and strategic costs Iran faced during the conflict. President Masoud Pezeshkian was present at the procession, while Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was noticeably absent. The scale of the mourning highlighted both the military and scientific losses sustained in the ongoing tensions with Israel.
