Iranian officials say millions flooded the streets of Tehran for the funeral procession for Iran’s late supreme leader, assassinated by the US and Israel at the start of the war earlier this year. For over three decades he ran a strict, authoritarian government, stoked regional conflict and oversaw a brutal crackdown on women. But today, Richard Engel was there for the national show of mourning and solidarity.
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