Powerful Iranian general seen in public amid preparation for supreme leader’s vast funeral ^33.4%

NBC News - By Amin Khodadadi, Richard Engel, Chantal Da Silva - 7/3/2026, 11:17 AM

Negativity Bias 37.2% - Framing Effect 25.5% - Biased Writer Voice 24.4%

TEHRAN, Iran — A powerful Iranian general not seen in public for months has been photographed at a service for slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as the country prepared for a sweeping dayslong funeral. Photos published online by Iranian state media Thursday night showed Gen. Ahmad Vahidi, who leads the paramilitary Islamic... more