Iran honours the dead from war with Israel

A major state funeral is underway in Tehran to honour senior military commanders and leading nuclear scientists killed by Israel during its twelve-day war. The BBC's Lyse Doucet speaks to us from Tehran. Also on the programme, how artificial intelligence could be used for mental health; and, a play about one man's determination to visit all 54 African nations.

Speaking to Julian Worricker are Zanele Mji, a South African investigative journalist, and Samir Puri, director of the Centre for Global Governance and Security at Chatham House.

(Photo: Funeral ceremony for Iranian IRGC leaders who were killed in Israel airstrike in Tehran, Iran Islamic Republic Of - 28 Jun 2025. ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH/EPA/Shutterstock)