People Prepare to Bid Farewell to Ebrahim Raisi's Body

Following the death of Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, a funeral procession was held in Tehran with attendance from across the country; several participants traveled from distant cities, including Bandar Abbas at a distance of approximately 1,400 kilometers, to the capital to attend the ceremony. The ceremony took place at Tehran's prayer grounds, and necessary facilities were provided to receive attendees. Additionally, arrangements were made for the transfer of the body to Najaf and its reception in that city.

• One of the pilgrims who came from Bandar Abbas to Tehran stated in an interview with Fars News Agency that travelers on the 1,400-kilometer route did not face significant difficulties or hardships, and assessed the facilities as adequate.
• Tehran's prayer grounds were designated as the primary venue for the ceremony, and according to Fars News Agency's report, all facilities were prepared for participants at that location.
• Ayatollah Mohaddesi Kermani attended the farewell ceremony for the body; IRIB News Agency covered this attendance independently.
• Mizan News Agency reported the preparation of the city of Najaf to receive the body, indicating planning for the transfer of the body to Iraq.
• Defense Press, in one of its reports, connected the ceremony to the slogan "We must rise" and published images of this manifestation.
• In another report, Defense Press described the gathering of crowds around the body as the concept of "renewed allegiance with the leader of the revolution."
• Mehr News called the funeral procession a "historical mission," but provided no further details in this regard.
• Jam-e Jam newspaper included in its headline a quote from one of the attendees who said he came not for the funeral but for "revenge"; this is the only media outlet that highlighted such a claim in its news coverage.
• Several media outlets, including Fars, Khabar Fori, and Hamshahri, published identical headlines with the meaning of "we have come to bid farewell," indicating alignment in narrative framing.
• None of the media outlets providing coverage presented information about the number of participants in the ceremony.. Coverage Difference: Most media outlets — including Fars, Hamshahri, Khabar Fori, and IRIB — emphasized the emotional dimensions of the ceremony, the widespread presence of people, and infrastructural readiness, while Defense Press adopted a more political approach focusing on the connection between the ceremony and revolutionary concepts. The most striking narrative difference among media outlets appears in Jam-e Jam's headline, which placed the quote "we have come for revenge" in its title; an approach that no other media outlet reflected and which may be indicative of emphasis on the political-security dimension of the ceremony as opposed to its religious-emotional dimension.