Iran's New Supreme Leader Missing From Father's Funeral Raises Questions

Mojtaba Khamenei, appointed Supreme Leader in March, did not attend his father Ali Khamenei's funeral Sunday—a striking absence at Iran's largest state ceremony in decades. His three brothers attended. In Shia tradition, the Supreme Leader's presence at national mourning affirms legitimate authority. Reports of facial disfigurement and leg injuries from February strikes complicate his ability to consolidate power.