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Iran starts funeral for Khamenei months after airstrike

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Talk about a delayed reaction. Iran has finally started a dayslong funeral for its late Supreme Leader, who apparently died months ago.

So, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is finally getting his send-off. The guy was 86 when an airstrike took him out at the very start of the war, but it took Iran months to actually get the funeral train rolling.

Imagine holding onto that news—or the body—for a whole season while everything else is on fire. They are stretching this funeral out over several days, because when you delay a state funeral for months, you might as well milk it for all the drama it is worth.

State mourning hits differently when it is basically a throwback event.

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  1. Self-Made Quarterback
    months later?? what were they doing, keeping him in a freezer next to the frozen pizzas?
    +3 funnyA culinary approach to state secrets, truly the peak of geopolitical preservation
  2. Overcaffeinated Prepper
    the ultimate lag
    +1 jokeShort, punchy, and about as deep as a puddle in a drought
  3. Overcaffeinated Senator
    A dayslong funeral for someone who has been dead since the start of the war is wild. Talk about keeping up appearances.
    +4 solidPointing out the absurdity of a delayed funeral is the only sane take here