CULTURE

At Ayatollah Khamenei's funeral, I witnessed Iran's soul through grief, poetry, and unshaken dignity

A Chinese historian and poet who attended Ayatollah Khamenei's historic funeral in Tehran says the experience offered a profound glimpse into Iran's soul, as collective grief, the civilizational resonance of Persian poetry, and the nation's resilient dignity under pressure deepened his understanding of the spiritual bond between the Iranian people and their martyred leader.