Iran has buried its Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at the country's holiest shrine in Mashhad, concluding a week of national mourning and public grief. His son and presumed successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, remained out of public sight, reportedly disfigured in the strike that claimed his father's life. The burial on Thursday coincided with a renewed surge of conflict with the United States, following a recent period of de-escalation.Thousands gathered in Mashhad on Thursday morning, their procession winding towards the Shrine of Imam Reza, its golden dome gleaming. Waving Iranian flags, images of the late leader, and revolutionary placards, the crowds participated in the final rites. Throughout the past week, as Khamenei's body travelled across Iran and Iraq, the Islamic Republic's cl