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Funeral of Iran’s Khamanei Echoes With Calls for Death and Revenge Against America
A Funeral Filled With Threats The funeral of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was supposed to be a solemn farewell to the man who ruled the Islamic Republic for decades. Instead, it became a massive display of hatred directed toward the United States, Israel, President Donald Trump, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. [] The post Funeral of Iran’s Khamanei Echoes With Calls for Death and Revenge Against America appeared first on The Punching Bag Post.
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Times of India
· Jul 9, 2026
Iran's funeral politics: Khamenei's burial becomes message to region and rivals
Iran's funeral politics: Khamenei's burial becomes message to region and rivals
South China Morning Post
· Jul 9, 2026
Iran mourners defiant as Khamenei buried: ‘only revenge can soothe the pain’
Calling for revenge and rejecting any compromise with the West, Iranians loyal to the Islamic republic massed on Thursday late into the night for the burial of supreme leader Ali Khamenei in his hometown of Mashhad, as the country traded more attacks with the US. Khamenei was buried Friday, state television reported, following a ceremony at which his son and successor was not seen. The “body of the martyred leader of the Islamic Revolution was buried in the memorial hall of the shrine of Imam...
Tehran Times
· Jul 3, 2026
Citizens, officials mourn son-in-law of martyred Leader at Tehran funeral
TEHRAN — Scores of mourners gathered in Tehran on Friday afternoon to bid farewell to Martyr Mesbah al-Hoda Bagheri-Kani, the son-in-law of the martyred Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, who was killed alongside him in U.S.-Israeli strikes on February 28.
Al-Monitor
· Jul 6, 2026
Analysis-Khamenei funeral signals Iran's defiance and new regional order
By Samia NakhoulBEIRUT, July 6 (Reuters) - The funeral of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was more than a national farewell. The sea of mourners in Tehran sent a message to the United States and Israel that their attempt to break the Islamic Republic had failed. Rather than looking weakened by the war that began with U.S. and Israeli strikes on February 28, Iran presented itself as defiant, unified and determined to shape what comes next.
Al Bawaba
· Jul 4, 2026
Trump: I thought Iranians hated Khamenei, then I saw the funeral
ALBAWABA — Thousands of Iranians mourned the death of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei at his funeral in Tehran, scenes which took U...
Reuters
· Jul 6, 2026
LIVE: Millions walk in funeral procession for Khamenei
Millions of Iranians take part in a funeral procession and offer prayers for late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. #AliKhamenei #funeral #procession #prayer #Iran #Ayatollah #Khamenei #live #Reuters #news Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/
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Related coverage for "Funeral of Iran’s Khamanei Echoes With Calls for Death and Revenge Against America": Times of India — Iran's funeral politics: Khamenei's burial becomes message to region and rivals. South China Morning Post — Iran mourners defiant as Khamenei buried: ‘only revenge can soothe the pain’. Tehran Times — Citizens, officials mourn son-in-law of martyred Leader at Tehran funeral. Al-Monitor — Analysis-Khamenei funeral signals Iran's defiance and new regional order. Al Bawaba — Trump: I thought Iranians hated Khamenei, then I saw the funeral. Reuters — LIVE: Millions walk in funeral procession for Khamenei