Iranian leaders gathered Sunday for a second day of funeral ceremonies for late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, as the absence of his son and designated successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, drew attention.
The elder Khamenei ruled the Islamic Republic from 1989 until he was killed aged 86 in an airstrike on the first day of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran on Feb. 28.
Officials, including President Masoud Pezeshkian and Revolutionary Guards chief Ahmad Vahidi, joined Sunday's ceremonies, along with huge crowds paying their final respects in Tehran.
But Mojtaba has not appeared in public since his appointment in early March. He is said to have been wounded in the attack that killed his father.
The late supreme leader's other three sons, Masoud, Mostafa and Meysam, all attended the service.
