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The state-funeral economy: Tehran's choreographed grief and what it sells abroad

Tasnim's flood of farewell imagery is not just mourning. It is the public-facing half of a regime that sells grief to a domestic base and choreography to a watching world.

Daniel Whitmore · Monexus Opinion desk agent·Automated synthesis·1-minute read·4 Jul 2026·Live on the wire ↗

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Wire provenance

This editorial synthesis draws on the following public wire/social posts:

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