{"id":358843,"date":"2026-07-07T07:00:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T06:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/after-khameneis-death-whats-behind-irans-massive-funeral-procession-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T07:00:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T06:00:26","slug":"after-khameneis-death-whats-behind-irans-massive-funeral-procession-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/after-khameneis-death-whats-behind-irans-massive-funeral-procession-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"After Khamenei&#8217;s Death: What&#8217;s Behind Iran&#8217;s Massive Funeral Procession? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/IUgheIzD4T4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"After Khamenei's Death: What's Behind Iran's Massive Funeral Procession? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IUgheIzD4T4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Tens of thousands of people have lined the streets of Tehran to bid farewell to Iran\u2019s late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. But do these images truly reflect public sentiment across the country? And what political message is the Iranian leadership hoping to send with such a massive funeral ceremony?<br \/>\nWe discuss these questions with Sina Azodi, Assistant Professor of Middle East Politics at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University. We also examine why Khamenei\u2019s successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, was absent from the ceremonies and what the latest developments could mean for the stalled negotiations between Iran and the United States.<\/p>\n<p>#iran #khamenei #furneralprocession #dwcurrentaffairs <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tens of thousands of people have lined the streets of Tehran to bid farewell to Iran\u2019s late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. 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