New footage from the funeral of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran shows the crowd clearly chanting 'Death to America' during the ceremony, according to reports from the scene. Water sprinklers were deployed to ease the extreme heat.
New footage captured on Sunday morning at the funeral of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei shows the crowd chanting 'Death to America,' according to reports from the scene. The footage also shows water sprinklers deployed to cool the massive crowd as the funeral procession in Tehran continues through Monday evening, as The Zioneer reported on Sunday at 11:43 Jerusalem. The chant is the latest in a series of anti-American and anti-Israel slogans heard during the funeral, which began earlier this week.
Sunday's chant follows earlier reports from the funeral. On Sunday at 09:02 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that Houthi delegates attending the funeral chanted 'Death to Jews,' initially according to a single report. By 09:05 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that mourners were heard chanting the Shia battle cry 'Ya latharāt al-Hussein,' a call for revenge, adding to earlier calls for the assassination of US President Donald Trump. The initial version of the story, also published at 09:05 Jerusalem, reported that crowds chanted for vengeance against Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The authenticity of the footage is not in question given the multiple reports from the scene.
The funeral has drawn hundreds of thousands of mourners and foreign delegations, with hardline rhetoric escalating. As The Zioneer reported on Saturday, July 4, at 08:18 Jerusalem, the Iran Intelligence Ministry vowed revenge as the funeral entered its second day. On Thursday, July 2, at 22:16 Jerusalem, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf called on Iranians to 'sound the cry for blood revenge to the world.' Earlier, on Wednesday, July 1, at 23:37 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that speakers at the funeral declared killing Trump a 'duty.' The new footage underscores the continued anti-American sentiment among the mourners.
What remains open: It is not yet known whether the 'Death to America' chants were organized or spontaneous, and whether they were a dominant theme throughout the ceremony or limited to specific moments.
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- StrongHouthi delegates chant 'Death to Jews' at Khamenei funeral in Tehran
- DevelopingNew footage from Iran shows protest calling for death to Khamenei
- DevelopingIranian poet at Khamenei funeral calls for Trump's assassination in protest poem
- StrongFuneral emcee at Khamenei's funeral threatens to murder Trump: 'his elimination is ours'
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