Watch: Lyse Doucet in Tehran as huge funeral for Iran's former supreme leader takes place

Funeral of Iran's former supreme leader 'intensely political moment' To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Funeral of Iran's former supreme leader 'intensely political moment' Close Vast crowds of Iranians loyal to the Islamic Republic have gathered in Tehran for the first day of funeral ceremonies for the country's former supreme leader. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in joint US-Israeli airstrikes at the start of the war. Iranian state media say six days of ceremonies will span several locations across Iran and neighbouring Iraq, before he is buried in his hometown of Mashhad on Thursday. The BBC's chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet is in Tehran as people prepare to head to the vast complex where the former supreme leader is lying in state. The BBC's chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet is reporting from Tehran on condition that none of her material is used on the BBC's Persian Service. These restrictions apply to all international media organisations operating in Iran. Subsection Middle East Published 8 hours ago Share close panel Share page Copy link About sharing Related topics Lyse Doucet Follow Lyse Doucet close panel You are now following Lyse Doucet Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage . Iran war Follow Iran war close panel You are now following Iran war Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage . Ali Khamenei Follow Ali Khamenei close panel You are now following Ali Khamenei Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage . Iran Follow Iran close panel You are now following Iran Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage . Tehran Follow Tehran close panel You are now following Tehran Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage . Read description