BBC in Tehran as mourners gather for former supreme leader's funeral
Authorities in Tehran expect millions to attend the funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed over four months ago in US and Israeli strikes.
BBC international correspondent Nawal Al Maghafi reports from Tehran, where authorities say they anticipate millions of participants in the funeral commemorations for former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Khamenei was killed more than four months ago in US and Israeli strikes at the start of the war.
Huge crowds of mourners dressed in black have already assembled at Tehran's Grand Mosalla mosque, where his body lies in state ahead of his burial in his hometown of Mashhad next Thursday.
The BBC's senior international correspondent Nawal Al Maghafi is reporting from Tehran under the condition that none of her material is used on the BBC's Persian Service. These restrictions apply to all international media organizations operating in Iran.
