Iranian funeral held at unfinished Grand Mosalla complex
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's funeral took place at Tehran's Grand Mosalla, a decades-old religious complex that remains incomplete, highlighting infrastructure delays under his rule.
Mourners gathered in Tehran this weekend to pay their respects to former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Grand Mosalla mosque and prayer complex. The site, whose construction began nearly four decades ago, still lacks finished minarets, has missing tiles and a deteriorating parking area.
Officials said the venue was chosen because it can accommodate the large crowds expected for the week-long funeral services and because Khamenei had previously delivered speeches there. Critics, however, point to the unfinished state of the complex as evidence of long-standing shortcomings in the government's development projects.
The contrast between the intended display of a resilient state and the visible decay of the Grand Mosalla has sparked commentary about the broader challenges faced by the Islamic Republic.
