Mass grief in Iran at Khamenei funeral after US, Israel war killing
Authorities expect more than 10 million mourners to attend the six-day state funeral following Khamenei's death in February airstrikes, with ceremonies spanning Tehran, Qom, Iraq, and Mashhad.
- On Saturday, crowds jammed the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran to view the coffin of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with officials expecting more than 10 million mourners throughout the week-long ceremonies.
- Khamenei, the 86-year-old leader killed during the US-Israeli war in February, was laid in state following postponement of his burial until an interim truce deal last month unfroze Iranian assets.
- To accommodate pilgrims, authorities opened more than 5,000 schools nationwide for a six-day programme, with the remains traveling to Qom, Iraq, and finally Mashhad for burial alongside family members.
- President Donald Trump told The Axios that peace talks were paused for the funeral, claiming Washington could have targeted Iran's leadership with "one shot," while Iran's embassy in Armenia retorted Trump lacks "civilization, nor history, nor honor."
- Chants of "Death to America" echoed through the prayer hall as mourners declared a "blood feud" with the United States, reinforcing a martyrdom ritual dating to the seventh-century death of the Prophet Mohammad's grandson Hussein.
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Iran's supreme leader was killed in the American-Israeli attacks in February, and the funeral ceremony will be organized in several Iranian cities, as well as in neighboring Iraq.
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Tehran paid tribute to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a prayer this Sunday. The absence of his successor raises questions, while the crowd expresses his fervour and anger.
The massive funeral ceremony brought together international delegations and resistance movements in the Grand Mosalah of Imam Khomeini.
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As an unending stream of people continues to pour into the Grand Mosalla, Tehran presents a striking picture: a capital in mourning, a nation still carrying the wounds of war, and a leadership that, at least for now, appears to have succeeded in rallying much of Iran behind it.
On the second day of the funeral procession of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Tehran to bid him farewell. Slogans against the United States and Israel were raised during the ceremony. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump issued another sharp statement against Iran, further escalating tensions between the two countries.
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