TEHRAN, IRAN - AUGUST 18: RESTRICTIONS: NO Access Israel Media/Persian Language TV Stations Outside Iran/Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International TV People gather for commemoration ceremony marking the 40th day since the death of Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a joint US-Israeli airstrike, at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Mosque in Tehran, Iran on August 18, 2026. (Photo by Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images)
