Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's burial in Mashhad will link Iran's supreme leadership to his birthplace and the Imam Reza shrine.

Red and white 'Ya Hussein' flags at Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's funeral represent martyrdom, resistance and the enduring ...

A week of ceremonies for the funeral of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has adopted heavy symbolism to promote pro‑government religious and political messages.

Mass mourning, anti-US and anti-Israel chants, and carefully staged religious symbolism turned the ceremonies into a public measure of alignment with the Islamic Republic The funeral ceremonies for ...

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman has recently made moves likely to appeal to the country’s Shia minority. This includes neutering the country’s once-powerful religious establishment, which has ...