A Persian-language the source claimed that during the funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, senior officials including Tehran Mayor Alireza Zakani were served food from a well-known Tehran restaurant, while ordinary citizens were given only hard-boiled eggs. The report is unverified.
The claim, circulated Sunday evening by a Persian-language the source, alleges a stark disparity in treatment at the funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on July 3-5. According to the report, senior regime figures—including Tehran Mayor Alireza Zakani—were served food from a prominent Tehran restaurant, while ordinary mourners received only hard-boiled eggs. The channel did not name the restaurant or provide photographic evidence. The report is a single unverified account, and no other sources have confirmed the allegation. The Khamenei funeral, which drew millions of mourners in Tehran, was covered extensively by The Zioneer. This new detail, if true, would highlight social inequalities within the regime during a moment of national mourning.
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