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A mourner holds a portrait of slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the opening of days-long funeral ceremonies for Khamenei and members of his family, at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran [Altaf Qadri/AP Photo]

Millions of Iranians are expected in Tehran as the body of Ali Khamenei arrives in the capital for a multi-day funeral. [Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters]

From dawn, black-clad crowds stream into main boulevards and the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque, clutching flags, Qurans and portraits of the 86-year-old leader. [Atta Kenare/AFP]

For many in the mourning crowds, Khamenei’s death marks the end of an era even as his successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, vows to maintain Iran’s confrontational regional posture.

Coffins of Iran’s late supreme leader and his family members, draped in Iranian flags, are placed on stage as people gather for a public farewell ceremony to pay their respects. [Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters]

Khamenei was killed in a US-Israeli attack at the outset of the war on Iran in February, and officials say more than 10 million mourners could attend ceremonies nationwide. [Altaf Qadri/AP Photo]

Authorities have opened thousands of schools and classrooms as makeshift rest areas for pilgrims travelling overnight from distant provinces to pay their final respects. [Murad Sezer/Reuters]

Mourners carry the coffin of Zahra Haddad Adel, wife of Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, during her funeral in Tehran. Zahra, the daughter of former parliament speaker Gholam Ali Haddad Adel, was killed on February 28 in US-Israeli attacks that also killed ex-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. [Fars news agency via AFP]

Security forces fan out across major squares and junctions, setting up checkpoints and guiding the tightly packed crowds in an attempt to keep the vast procession orderly. [Atta Kenare/AFP]

Banners invoking martyrdom and resistance hang from overpasses and lampposts, tying Khamenei’s death to Shia narratives of sacrifice during the first 10 days of Muharram. [Murad Sezer /Reuters]

Men, women and children carry Iranian flags and portraits of Khamenei, chanting slogans as loudspeakers broadcast Quran recitations and elegies. [Mohammed Salem/Reuters]

For many in the mourning crowds, Khamenei’s death marks the end of an era, even as his successor and son, Mojtaba Khamenei, pledges to maintain Iran’s confrontational regional posture. [Altaf Qadri/AP Photo]