• •Millions of mourners gathered in Tehran on Monday for the funeral procession of the assassinated Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
• •Participants wore black and carried flags inscribed with the slogan 'we will rise,' according to reports from The Guardian.
• •The extent to which attendance was organic versus state-organized remains unclear, leaving the true level of public sentiment against or for the regime difficult to quantify.

Millions of mourners marched through Tehran on Monday during the funeral procession for Iran’s assassinated Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei. While state media describes the gathering as an organic display of national unity, previous similar events in the country have relied heavily on government-mandated attendance and transportation. However, the sheer scale of the crowd masks underlying questions about the internal stability of the Iranian government following such a high-profile assassination. Whether this public display signals a unified front or deep-seated anxiety will depend on the regime's next maneuvers regarding leadership succession.