NCS’s Frederik Pleitgen reviews from Tehran, the place Iran’s former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a US-Israeli airstrike earlier this 12 months, is being memorialized in a weeklong funeral. Millions of mourners are anticipated to attend commemorations spanning 5 cities in each Iran and Iraq. NCS operates in Iran solely with the permission of the federal government however maintains full editorial management of its reviews.