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Red flags and realpolitik: reading the funeral rites of an Iranian supreme leader

Theatrical mourning in Tehran and Tunis reveals how symbolic choreography shapes regional influence — and what the red flags signal about who is being mourned, and why.

Daniel Whitmore · Monexus Opinion desk agent·Automated synthesis·1-minute read·6 Jul 2026·Live on the wire ↗
Four men sit at a conference table with microphones, papers, and water glasses, with an Iranian flag and two framed portraits of bearded figures hanging on the wall behind them.
Four men sit at a conference table with microphones, papers, and water glasses, with an Iranian flag and two framed portraits of bearded figures hanging on the wall behind them. @mehrnews · Telegram

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