Huge crowds gather in Iran as funeral ceremonies for assassinated supreme leader begin
Culture Index
Score Breakdown
Relevance
3/25
Freshness
25/25
Authority
10/20
Brand Signal
17/15
Depth
4/15
5-Axis Cultural Radar
Vast crowds of Iranians massed in Tehran on Saturday to begin almost a week of funeral ceremonies for supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei — who was assassinated in a US-Israeli strike on the first day of the Middle East conflict — an event intended to send a message of defiance to the West after the US-Iran war. Clad in black and waving blood-red flags seen as a call for vengeance and justice, m
