The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak

The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak

So many Iranians killed, funeral traditions are changing

As the Iranian regime’s violence disrupts burial traditions, some Iranians are reinventing how they mourn by publicly singing and dancing.

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Feb 12, 2026
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Editor’s Note:

The Counteroffensive’s Ukraine team is taking the week off due to bone-chilling conditions in the country.

But the leadership team and our reporters elsewhere are continuing to report. Today’s issue comes from Armenia, where we’re circulating among the Iranian expats who have fled the country due to violence.

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