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‘There will be blood’: Millions mourn Khamenei, demand vengeance during historic funeral procession
Top officials were seen at the procession, including the IRGC Quds Force chief and Iran’s president and foreign minister
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The Independent
· Jul 6, 2026
Huge crowds line streets for Khamenei funeral procession as mourners chant for revenge
The new supreme leader of Iran did not attend his father’s funeral
Yemen News Agency - SABA
· Jul 11, 2026
Bagheri: Massive funeral highlights call for retribution
Bagheri: Massive funeral highlights call for retribution
Haaretz
· Jul 11, 2026
Iran's Supreme Leader says revenge 'must certainly' take place for slain father
'We pledge to avenge the blood of the martyred leader and all the martyrs of these two wars from the criminal and disgraced killers,' Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei's statement on his Telegram account said
Tehran Times
· Jul 8, 2026
In the loving embrace of Imam Hussein: Martyr Khamenei
TEHRAN - In an unprecedented display of regional solidarity, deep spiritual reverence, and revolutionary resolve, millions of mourners gathered in Iraq’s holiest cities to pay their final, heartfelt respects during the historic funeral ceremonies for the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
Daily Mirror
· Jul 3, 2026
Ayatollah's six-day funeral will see 20 million people on the streets of Tehran
Tens of millions of mourners flock to funeral procession for slain Ayatollah Khamenei which will go on for days amid growing fears of mass stampedes and brutal security clampdowns
Euronews
· Jul 8, 2026
Ali Khamenei's coffin passes through thousands of mourners in Iraq's holy city of Najaf
Funeral procession for Ali Khamenei passes through Najaf as thousands of mourners gather, touching the funeral truck and honouring the late leader.
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Related coverage for "‘There will be blood’: Millions mourn Khamenei, demand vengeance during historic funeral procession": The Independent — Huge crowds line streets for Khamenei funeral procession as mourners chant for revenge. Yemen News Agency - SABA — Bagheri: Massive funeral highlights call for retribution. Haaretz — Iran's Supreme Leader says revenge 'must certainly' take place for slain father. Tehran Times — In the loving embrace of Imam Hussein: Martyr Khamenei. Daily Mirror — Ayatollah's six-day funeral will see 20 million people on the streets of Tehran. Euronews — Ali Khamenei's coffin passes through thousands of mourners in Iraq's holy city of Najaf