Framing Analysis
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader since 1989, was killed on February 28 at age 86 in a reported joint US-Israeli air strike that marked the first day of open conflict with Iran. Public funeral ceremonies began on Saturday with his coffin lying in state in Tehran before processions to additional cities, attended by officials from Pakistan, Russia, and China. Several details regarding Indian attendance and procession length remain disputed across sources.