‘Revenge’ chants echo across Iran as Khamenei’s funeral ceremonies

Iran started a massive six-day funeral for former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Crowds thronged capital’s largest religious and cultural complex. Many mourners waved red flags, widely regarded as symbols of a call for revenge, while chanting slogans including “Death to America” and “Revenge, Revenge”.

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The week long public mourning programme officially commenced on Saturday morning with a two-day public farewell ceremony at Imam Khomeini Mosalla in Tehran. The venue opened to mourners at 6:00am local time on July 4 and will remain accessible until 8:00pm on July 5, when the public farewell concludes. The main funeral prayers are scheduled to be offered on the morning of July 5.

The funeral ceremonies follow an international tribute event held on July 3, attended by world leaders and official delegations from several countries.

Pakistan was represented by a high-level delegation led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

Alongside Khamenei’s coffin, the coffins of several members of his family have also been placed before mourners, including his daughter Boshra Hosseini Khamenei, daughter-in-law Zahra Haddad Adel (wife of Mojtaba Khamenei), son-in-law Misbah al-Hoda Baqeri, and granddaughter Zahra Mohammadi.