State-sponsored ceremonies for 60 Iranian military personnel, commanders, and nuclear scientists killed in the war with Israel were held in Tehran on Saturday, amid the notable absence of any reports or images showing Ali Khamenei leading funeral prayers.
In recent years, Khamenei has personally led funeral prayers for many mid- and high-ranking commanders of the Islamic Republic killed in military conflicts.
Since the start of the war with Israel, he has been moved to an underground bunker, and aside from three pre-recorded video messages, no images or reports of his presence at public events or above ground have been released.
