Framing Analysis
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on February 28, 2026, along with some family members; his son Mojtaba Khamenei was wounded. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi, absent from public view since February 8, 2026, participated in funeral arrangements and appeared beside the casket during a July 2 service. A smaller mourning event occurred that evening near Khamenei's former Tehran residence.