Reporting from TEHRAN — Thousands of distraught music fans, many in tears, lined the streets of the Iranian capital on Sunday to mourn Morteza Pashaei, a beloved Iranian pop star who died of cancer.

Widespread public grieving in Iran over the death of a popular pop star has puzzled many inside and outside the country. Morteza Pashaei, a 30-year-old singer who released his first album only a few ...

The funeral of an Iranian pop star has drawn out the biggest crowds seen on the streets of the Islamic Republic since mass protests in 2009 over a disputed presidential election. Morteza Pashaei, who ...