During the funeral of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, mourners were heard chanting the Shia slogan 'Ya latharāt al-Hussein,' a call for revenge for the blood of Imam Hussein, according to a report. The chant adds to earlier reports of calls for the assassination of US President Donald Trump at the funeral.
The Zioneer previously reported that crowds at the funeral of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei called for vengeance against Trump and Netanyahu, and that speakers vowed to assassinate the US president. This new report, from the source '301' run by Mordechai K., provides a specific Shia religious dimension: the chant 'Ya latharāt al-Hussein' is a traditional battle cry invoking the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, at the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD. In Shia Islam, the call signals a duty to avenge Hussein's death, often used in moments of heightened militancy. The report has not been independently verified.
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