Iranian women hold portraits of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the funerals

January 15, 2026 00:00:00

Iranian women hold portraits of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the funerals of security forces personnel killed in recent protests in Tehran on Wednesday. A funeral ceremony began in Tehran on the day for over 100 members of the security forces and other "martyrs" killed in the wave of protests that has rocked the Islamic republic, state television said. — AFP