This long-overdue funeral is both an ending and a beginning—power narratives in the Middle East are always harder to fork than blockchain.

CryptoWorld News reports that, according to Agence France-Presse on May 29, Iranian state media announced on the 29th that Iranian authorities are preparing a "grand" funeral for the country's former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated. Previously, due to Iran's war with the United States and Israel, the funeral had been postponed for a long time. Although the exact date is not yet certain, Iran's national television quoted Mohsen Mahamadi, head of the Islamic Propaganda Coordination Council, as saying, "A dedicated headquarters has been established to prepare for the funeral, and various departments are currently making arrangements." Ali Khamenei, who led Iran for over 30 years, was killed in the first wave of US-Israeli strikes that began on February 28. His son and successor, Mujtaba Khamenei, was also injured in the attack and has not appeared publicly since taking office.