In one small patch, nestled among the graves of Iranian soldiers killed by Israeli bombs last year, a handful of new graves marks security officers killed during the demonstrations. Relatives hum around the graves, many of them women clad in the black ankle-length chadors favored by Iranian conservatives. On some, a photo of a young man or smiling young woman looks out at the nearby carpet of gravestones. Rectangular slabs of stone mark graves in the Behesht-e Zahra cemetery in Tehran, on January 29, 2026. Flowers and petals are laid on graves in the Behesht-e Zahra cemetery, on January 29, 2026.

Source: Egypt Independent February 04, 2026 14:29 UTC