According to N12 journalist Sapir Lipkin, mourners at the funeral of late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei raised red flags — a traditional Shia symbol of vengeance — and chanted 'no compromise, no surrender, only revenge.'
On Sunday morning, at the funeral of late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran, mourners raised red flags — a traditional Shia symbol of vengeance — and chanted 'no compromise, no surrender, only revenge,' according to N12 journalist Sapir Lipkin. The chants mark a new escalation in the rhetoric of the funeral proceedings, which have been dominated by calls for revenge since Saturday.
The Zioneer reported throughout Saturday on the funeral's early stages. Initial reports from Iranian media on Saturday morning (July 4) indicated crowds chanting 'Death to Israel, Death to America.' By Saturday evening, a single source reported mourners displaying signs calling for the assassination of President Trump. Subsequent reports from Israeli media confirmed chants of 'blood revenge' against Israel and the U.S., led by a figure identified as Ganam Ibrahim. Later, chants of 'Death to America' were reported, and the Iranian Intelligence Ministry officially vowed revenge for Khamenei's killing. By Saturday night, massive crowds were reported in central Tehran chanting for revenge and 'Death to America and Trump.' The red flag symbolism has been a recurring theme, with The Zioneer reporting on a red flag draped over Khamenei's coffin at the burial site on Friday and a red flag raised at the death site on June 21.
The Zioneer has also reported on calls by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf for Iranians to 'flood' the funeral and demand 'blood revenge,' and on the Intelligence Ministry's official vow of revenge. The background of Shia mourning traditions includes the use of red flags as symbols of vengeance.
The report of the red flags and chants comes from a single journalist, N12's Sapir Lipkin, and has not been independently corroborated by other outlets at this time. It remains unclear if these chants represent a coordinated directive or spontaneous expression.
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