Emotion and politics merge in Tehran at funeral of former supreme leader . Ali Khamenei's other three sons - Masoud, Mostafa and Meysam - all attended the service held in the capital on Sunday.Iranian state media say six days of ceremonies will span several locations across Iran and neighbouring Iraq, before the late ayatollah is buried in his hometown of Mashhad on Thursday.The BBC's chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet is reporting from Tehran on condition that none of her material is used on the BBC's Persian Service. These restrictions apply to all international media organisations operating in Iran.More on this story: Iran's supreme leader absent as senior officials attend ayatollah's funeralSubsectionMiddle EastPublished5 JulyShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated topicsMiddle EastFollow Middle Eastclose panelYou are now following Middle EastUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.IranFollow Iranclose panelYou are now following IranUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.TehranFollow Tehranclose panelYou are now following TehranUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.Ali KhameneiFollow Ali Khameneiclose panelYou are now following Ali KhameneiUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.Iran warFollow Iran warclose panelYou are now following Iran warUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.Read description
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