Funeral for Iran's Late Supreme Leader Draws Massive Crowds, Anti‑U.S. Rhetoric
The funeral for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was held in Tehran with conflicting reports on the date and size of the crowd, and chants and statements calling for the death of U.S. President Donald Trump were reported.
The funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei took place in Iran's capital, Tehran. Accounts differ on the day of the procession: China, India and Western outlets reported it occurred on Sunday, while other and social media sources said it was on Monday.
Reports of attendance also vary. China, India and Western outlets said hundreds of thousands of people attended, whereas other outlets described the crowd as tens of thousands; freepressjournal.in specifically noted tens of thousands.
During the ceremony, chants of "Death to America!" were heard, and a report by the Hindu said the slogan "Death to Israel!" was also chanted.
An unnamed performer or speaker called for the death or assassination of U.S. President Donald Trump, and poet Mohammad Rasouli made a similar call, a video of which was circulated according to Hindustan Times. Freepressjournal.in reported that a speaker characterised killing the U.S. president as a duty and urged supporters to never abandon revenge.
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