A funeral procession and burial for Ali Khamenei are being held in Tehran while no leaders of any of the world’s major powers are present. Despite an invitation from the Islamic Republic, Russia, China, India, and Turkey have also only sent officials at lower levels to the ceremony. In the absence of senior foreign officials, a number of non-government foreign nationals are attending the ceremony as foreign guests under titles such as “a group of Shiites,” “representatives of religious groups,” and “representatives of political parties.” .𓄂