Iran holds funeral prayers for assassinated leader Khamenei amid calls for revenge
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- Iran held funeral prayers for assassinated Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, with tens of thousands attending.
- Calls for revenge against the United States and Israel were prominent during the public funeral ceremonies.
- Khamenei was killed on February 28th, the first day of the war with Israel and the U.S.
Tens of thousands gathered in Tehran's Mosala Grand Mosque for funeral prayers for the assassinated Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, marking the second day of public mourning. The ceremonies were filled with calls for vengeance against the United States and Israel, the perceived aggressors in the ongoing conflict.
Our only slogan: revenge, revenge!
Ayatollah Jafar Sobhani led the prayers for Khamenei and four family members killed in the attacks, inciting the crowd with chants of "Death to America" and "Death to Israel." Among the attendees were President Masoud Pezeshkian, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, and Judiciary Chief Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejei. Notably absent was Khamenei's second son and successor, Mojtaba.
The funeral events, which began Friday with an official tribute, will continue in Mosala until Sunday evening. A funeral procession is scheduled for Monday through the capital, with Khamenei's body to be transferred to Qom on Tuesday. He is slated for burial on Thursday in Mashhad, in the mausoleum of Imam Reza.
Death to America!
A portrait of U.S. President Donald Trump was displayed within the sights of a machine gun, bearing the inscription "Blood will be spilled," underscoring the intense animosity expressed by the mourners.
Death to Israel!
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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