Who were the three Khamenei sons in attendance at their father’s funeral?

• Three of the late Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s sons attended funeral prayers in Tehran, while Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei did not appear.
• Senior relatives and officials joined mourners as prayers were held for Khamenei and four family members killed in the same attack.

Three sons of the late Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attended funeral prayers in Tehran on Sunday, while his successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, did not appear at the public ceremony.

Mostafa, Masoud, and Meysam Khamenei were seen praying over their father's coffin at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla. Funeral prayers were also held for four other members of the family killed in the same attack.

Mostafa Khamenei, the eldest son, is a Shiite cleric who has maintained a limited political role and does not hold a government position. He is regarded as influential within Iran's religious establishment.

Masoud Khamenei, the third son, heads the Office for Preserving and Publishing Khamenei’s Works, which oversees the preservation and dissemination of the late leader’s speeches. According to IranWire, the office also oversees an extensive media and communications network.

Meysam Khamenei, the youngest son, has kept a relatively low public profile and has also worked at the Office for Preserving and Publishing Khamenei’s Works.

Mojtaba absent from public view

Mojtaba Khamenei, who succeeded his father as Iran’s Supreme Leader, was absent from the funeral prayers and has not appeared publicly during the mourning ceremonies.

The reasons for his absence have not been officially disclosed.

Senior relatives attend

Among those attending Sunday's ceremony were Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel, Mojtaba Khamenei’s father-in-law, and Mohammad Mohammadi Golpayegani, Khamenei’s son-in-law.

Prayers were also offered for Golpayegani’s four-year-old daughter, Zahra, whose coffin was placed alongside those of the other family members during the ceremony.