{"id":1718,"date":"2026-07-05T02:21:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T02:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/2026\/07\/05\/iran-holds-funeral-for-ali-khamenei-attendees-hardline-factions-of-society-specialist-says\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T02:21:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T02:21:20","slug":"iran-holds-funeral-for-ali-khamenei-attendees-hardline-factions-of-society-specialist-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=1718","title":{"rendered":"Iran holds funeral for Ali Khamenei: Attendees &#8216;hardline factions&#8217; of society, specialist says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"t-content t-content--article t-content--video t-content--video--16x9\" id=\"main-content\">\n<div class=\"o-video-player o-video-player--16x9 t-content__main-media t-content__main-media--sticky\" data-media-video-7b747317-c137-4274-99b0-327c414f2cdb data-show-hidden-video-player=\"7B747317-C137-4274-99B0-327C414F2CDB\" data-wrapper-video-player data-watch-sticky data-autoplay-video-link data-youtube-script>\n<div class=\"o-em-consent \">\n<div class=\"o-em-consent__content\">\n<p class=\"o-em-consent__content__text\">To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement.<\/p>\n<p>        <button class=\"a-master-button a-master-button--dark\" data-action=\"accept\"><br \/>\n            Accept<\/p>\n<p>        <\/button><br \/>\n        <button class=\"a-link\" data-action=\"manage\">Manage my choices                <\/p>\n<p><\/button>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-em-adblock\" data-adblock-content>\n<div class=\"o-em-adblock__content\">\n<p class=\"o-em-adblock__content__text\">One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. 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Tara Kangarlou, a global affairs journalist and author of The Heartbeat of Iran, said most attendees were &#8220;more emboldened, hardline factions of the society,&#8221; making the crowd unrepresentative of broader public attitudes toward the regime.                            <\/p>\n<div class=\"t-content__authors\">\n<div class=\"m-from-author\">\n                    <span class=\"m-from-author__by-label\"><br \/>\n                Video by:<br \/>\n            <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-author\">\n<div class=\"m-author__name\">\n                                                    <a href=\"\/en\/author\/france-24\/\" title=\"FRANCE 24\" class=\"m-author__name__title\"><br \/>\n                                FRANCE 24<br \/>\n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__tags\">\n<div class=\"m-section-title m-section-title--small\">Keywords for this article<\/div>\n<ul class=\"m-tags-list\">\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/iran\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Iran\">    Iran<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/ayatollah-ali-khamenei\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Ayatollah Ali Khamenei\">    Ayatollah Ali Khamenei<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/funeral\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Funeral\">    Funeral<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    <button class=\"m-box-expand__button a-link\" data-box-expand-button><br \/>\n        <span class=\"m-box-expand__button__open\"><\/p>\n<p>                    <span class=\"a-hover-content\" data-hover-label=\"Read more\">Read more<\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"m-box-expand__button__close\" data-box-expand-button-close>                <\/p>\n<p>                    <span class=\"a-hover-content\" data-hover-label=\"Read less\">Read less<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__below-main\">\n<div data-org-name=\"video-playlist\" data-org-type=\"layout-list\" class=\"o-layout-list  grid-1-2-3\" data-layout-list-wrapper>\n<div class=\"o-layout-list__item\">\n<div class=\"m-item-list-article m-item-list-article--content-visibility m-item-list-article--hor-to-ver\" data-article-list>\n<a class=\"m-item-image m-item-image--16x9\" href=\"\/en\/15-million-people-expected-to-attend-former-supreme-leader-s-funeral\" data-article-item-link aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/2293aa80-7782-11f1-9673-005056a90284\/w:720\/p:16x9\/EN-20260704-100614-100818-CS.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/2293aa80-7782-11f1-9673-005056a90284\/w:177\/p:16x9\/EN-20260704-100614-100818-CS.jpg 177w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/2293aa80-7782-11f1-9673-005056a90284\/w:388\/p:16x9\/EN-20260704-100614-100818-CS.jpg 388w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/2293aa80-7782-11f1-9673-005056a90284\/w:480\/p:16x9\/EN-20260704-100614-100818-CS.jpg 480w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/2293aa80-7782-11f1-9673-005056a90284\/w:720\/p:16x9\/EN-20260704-100614-100818-CS.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) calc(100vw - 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32px), (max-width: 1076px) calc(50vw - 64px), 322px\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" alt=\"'Iranians succeeded in making Strait of Hormuz primary issue rather than their nuclear programme'\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"a-img \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-item-image__overlay-wrapper\">\n                        <span class=\"a-content-icon\"><\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__infos\">\n<div class=\"article__title \">\n    <a href=\"\/en\/iranians-have-succeeded-in-making-the-strait-of-hormuz-the-primary-issue-rather-than-their-nuclear-programme\" data-article-item-link><\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;Iranians succeeded in making Strait of Hormuz primary issue rather than their nuclear programme&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>                                                    <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__metadata\">\n<div class=\"article__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-03T01:19:38+02:00\"><br \/>\n                                                03\/07\/2026<br \/>\n                                            <\/time><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"m-content-typology\">\n<div class=\"m-master-tag\">\n<div class=\"a-tag-section\">\n                                    Middle East\n                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-layout-list__item\">\n<div class=\"m-item-list-article m-item-list-article--content-visibility m-item-list-article--hor-to-ver\" data-article-list>\n<a class=\"m-item-image m-item-image--16x9\" href=\"\/en\/a-clear-sense-in-israel-that-israel-hasn-t-won-anything\" data-article-item-link aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/05878562-7645-11f1-8f24-005056a97e36\/w:720\/p:16x9\/EN-20260702-200425-200824-CS.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/05878562-7645-11f1-8f24-005056a97e36\/w:177\/p:16x9\/EN-20260702-200425-200824-CS.jpg 177w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/05878562-7645-11f1-8f24-005056a97e36\/w:388\/p:16x9\/EN-20260702-200425-200824-CS.jpg 388w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/05878562-7645-11f1-8f24-005056a97e36\/w:480\/p:16x9\/EN-20260702-200425-200824-CS.jpg 480w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/05878562-7645-11f1-8f24-005056a97e36\/w:720\/p:16x9\/EN-20260702-200425-200824-CS.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) calc(100vw - 32px), (max-width: 1076px) calc(50vw - 64px), 322px\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" alt=\"'A clear sense in Israel that Israel hasn't won anything'\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"a-img \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-item-image__overlay-wrapper\">\n                        <span class=\"a-content-icon\"><\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__infos\">\n<div class=\"article__title \">\n    <a href=\"\/en\/a-clear-sense-in-israel-that-israel-hasn-t-won-anything\" data-article-item-link><\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;A clear sense in Israel that Israel hasn&#8217;t won anything&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>                                                    <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__metadata\">\n<div class=\"article__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-02T20:41:32+02:00\"><br \/>\n                                                02\/07\/2026<br \/>\n                                            <\/time><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"m-content-typology\">\n<div class=\"m-master-tag\">\n<div class=\"a-tag-section\">\n                                    Middle East\n                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-layout-list__item\">\n<div class=\"m-item-list-article m-item-list-article--content-visibility m-item-list-article--hor-to-ver\" data-article-list>\n<a class=\"m-item-image m-item-image--16x9\" href=\"\/en\/gazans-take-stock-of-the-war-1-000-days-after-its-start\" data-article-item-link aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/91c56930-761e-11f1-9e6f-005056a90284\/w:720\/p:16x9\/AP26183211760801.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/91c56930-761e-11f1-9e6f-005056a90284\/w:177\/p:16x9\/AP26183211760801.jpg 177w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/91c56930-761e-11f1-9e6f-005056a90284\/w:388\/p:16x9\/AP26183211760801.jpg 388w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/91c56930-761e-11f1-9e6f-005056a90284\/w:480\/p:16x9\/AP26183211760801.jpg 480w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/91c56930-761e-11f1-9e6f-005056a90284\/w:720\/p:16x9\/AP26183211760801.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) calc(100vw - 32px), (max-width: 1076px) calc(50vw - 64px), 322px\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" alt=\"Unos palestinos caminan por una calle rodeada de edificios destruidos por los ataques militares israel\u00edes durante la guerra entre Israel y Ham\u00e1s, en Jabaliya, en la Franja de Gaza, el jueves 2 de julio de 2026.\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"a-img \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-item-image__overlay-wrapper\">\n                        <span class=\"a-content-icon\"><\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__infos\">\n<div class=\"article__title \">\n    <a href=\"\/en\/gazans-take-stock-of-the-war-1-000-days-after-its-start\" data-article-item-link><\/p>\n<h2>Gazans take stock of the war 1,000 days after its start<\/h2>\n<p>                                                    <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__metadata\">\n<div class=\"article__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-02T17:02:12+02:00\"><br \/>\n                                                02\/07\/2026<br \/>\n                                            <\/time><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"m-content-typology\">\n<div class=\"m-master-tag\">\n<div class=\"a-tag-section\">\n                                    Middle East\n                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-layout-list__item\">\n<div class=\"m-item-list-article m-item-list-article--content-visibility m-item-list-article--hor-to-ver\" data-article-list>\n<a class=\"m-item-image m-item-image--16x9\" href=\"\/en\/israel-and-gaza-mark-1-000-days-since-the-october-7-attacks-and-the-start-of-the-war\" data-article-item-link aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/e41d3b5a-761d-11f1-a2bb-005056a90284\/w:720\/p:16x9\/AP26183184612328.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/e41d3b5a-761d-11f1-a2bb-005056a90284\/w:177\/p:16x9\/AP26183184612328.jpg 177w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/e41d3b5a-761d-11f1-a2bb-005056a90284\/w:388\/p:16x9\/AP26183184612328.jpg 388w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/e41d3b5a-761d-11f1-a2bb-005056a90284\/w:480\/p:16x9\/AP26183184612328.jpg 480w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/e41d3b5a-761d-11f1-a2bb-005056a90284\/w:720\/p:16x9\/AP26183184612328.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) calc(100vw - 32px), (max-width: 1076px) calc(50vw - 64px), 322px\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" alt=\"Un manifestante que lleva una m\u00e1scara con la imagen del primer ministro israel\u00ed, Benjamin Netanyahu, durante una protesta que conmemora los 1.000 d\u00edas desde el ataque perpetrado por Ham\u00e1s contra Israel el 7 de octubre de 2023, en Jerusal\u00e9n, el jueves 2 de julio de 2026.\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"a-img \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-item-image__overlay-wrapper\">\n                        <span class=\"a-content-icon\"><\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__infos\">\n<div class=\"article__title \">\n    <a href=\"\/en\/israel-and-gaza-mark-1-000-days-since-the-october-7-attacks-and-the-start-of-the-war\" data-article-item-link><\/p>\n<h2>Israel and Gaza mark 1,000 days since the October 7 attacks and the start of the war<\/h2>\n<p>                                                    <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__metadata\">\n<div class=\"article__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-02T15:58:21+02:00\"><br \/>\n                                                02\/07\/2026<br \/>\n                                            <\/time><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"m-content-typology\">\n<div class=\"m-master-tag\">\n<div class=\"a-tag-section\">\n                                    Middle East\n                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-layout-list__item\">\n<div class=\"m-item-list-article m-item-list-article--content-visibility m-item-list-article--hor-to-ver\" data-article-list>\n<a class=\"m-item-image m-item-image--16x9\" href=\"\/en\/despite-agreement-with-israel-situation-in-lebanon-remains-unchanged\" data-article-item-link aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/d8dc1ea4-7547-11f1-bf54-005056bf30b7\/w:720\/p:16x9\/EN-20260701-130431-130618-CS.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/d8dc1ea4-7547-11f1-bf54-005056bf30b7\/w:177\/p:16x9\/EN-20260701-130431-130618-CS.jpg 177w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/d8dc1ea4-7547-11f1-bf54-005056bf30b7\/w:388\/p:16x9\/EN-20260701-130431-130618-CS.jpg 388w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/d8dc1ea4-7547-11f1-bf54-005056bf30b7\/w:480\/p:16x9\/EN-20260701-130431-130618-CS.jpg 480w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/d8dc1ea4-7547-11f1-bf54-005056bf30b7\/w:720\/p:16x9\/EN-20260701-130431-130618-CS.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) calc(100vw - 32px), (max-width: 1076px) calc(50vw - 64px), 322px\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" alt=\"Despite agreement with Israel, situation in Lebanon remains unchanged\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"a-img \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-item-image__overlay-wrapper\">\n                        <span class=\"a-content-icon\"><\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__infos\">\n<div class=\"article__title \">\n    <a href=\"\/en\/despite-agreement-with-israel-situation-in-lebanon-remains-unchanged\" data-article-item-link><\/p>\n<h2>Despite agreement with Israel, situation in Lebanon remains unchanged<\/h2>\n<p>                                                    <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__metadata\">\n<div class=\"article__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-01T14:46:38+02:00\"><br \/>\n                                                01\/07\/2026<br \/>\n                                            <\/time><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"m-content-typology\">\n<div class=\"m-master-tag\">\n<div class=\"a-tag-section\">\n                                    Middle East\n                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-layout-list__item\">\n<div class=\"m-item-list-article m-item-list-article--content-visibility m-item-list-article--hor-to-ver\" data-article-list>\n<a class=\"m-item-image m-item-image--16x9\" href=\"\/en\/strait-of-hormuz-iran-has-made-it-very-clear-that-there-are-new-rules-analyst-says\" data-article-item-link aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/ce6bdd50-73ef-11f1-9078-005056bf30b7\/w:720\/p:16x9\/EN-20260629-210807-211722-CS.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/ce6bdd50-73ef-11f1-9078-005056bf30b7\/w:177\/p:16x9\/EN-20260629-210807-211722-CS.jpg 177w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/ce6bdd50-73ef-11f1-9078-005056bf30b7\/w:388\/p:16x9\/EN-20260629-210807-211722-CS.jpg 388w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/ce6bdd50-73ef-11f1-9078-005056bf30b7\/w:480\/p:16x9\/EN-20260629-210807-211722-CS.jpg 480w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/ce6bdd50-73ef-11f1-9078-005056bf30b7\/w:720\/p:16x9\/EN-20260629-210807-211722-CS.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) calc(100vw - 32px), (max-width: 1076px) calc(50vw - 64px), 322px\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" alt=\"Strait of Hormuz: 'Iran has made it very clear that there are new rules', analyst says\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"a-img \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-item-image__overlay-wrapper\">\n                        <span class=\"a-content-icon\"><\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__infos\">\n<div class=\"article__title \">\n    <a href=\"\/en\/strait-of-hormuz-iran-has-made-it-very-clear-that-there-are-new-rules-analyst-says\" data-article-item-link><\/p>\n<h2>Strait of Hormuz: &#8216;Iran has made it very clear that there are new rules&#8217;, analyst says<\/h2>\n<p>                                                    <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__metadata\">\n<div class=\"article__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-29T21:23:57+02:00\"><br \/>\n                                                29\/06\/2026<br \/>\n                                            <\/time><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"m-content-typology\">\n<div class=\"m-master-tag\">\n<div class=\"a-tag-section\">\n                                    Middle East\n                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. 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