Thousands of Iranians loyal to the Islamic Republic gathered in Tehran to mark the first day of the funeral of Iran’s former supreme leader.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a joint US-Israeli airstrike at the start of the war.
Iranian state media said six days of memorial services would be held across Iran and neighboring Iraq before he was buried in his hometown of Mashhad on Thursday.
Lyse Doucet, the BBC’s chief international correspondent, is in Tehran as people prepare to head to the vast complex where the former supreme leader is laid to rest.
Lyse Doucet, the BBC’s chief international correspondent, reports from Tehran on the condition that none of her material be used by the BBC’s Persian service. These restrictions apply to all international media organizations operating in Iran.
