Footage from the funeral procession shows Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf crying over the coffin of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, according to Israeli media. The display of emotion follows earlier reports that an Iranian channel had described Ghalibaf's tears as 'crocodile tears.'
Footage from the funeral procession of late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran on Friday evening shows Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf weeping over the coffin, according to Israeli media reporting citing Iranian sources. The clip was circulated by Israeli new outlet N12 and others. The emotional display comes just hours after an Iranian channel had characterized Ghalibaf's tears as 'crocodile tears,' as The Zioneer reported at 17:45 Jerusalem. Earlier in the day, Ghalibaf had called on Iranians to 'sound the cry for blood revenge to the world' at the funeral. While the footage itself is unverified by an independent Iranian source, it is consistent with the funeral's broader atmosphere, which has seen senior officials including President Masoud Pezeshkian and IRGC Major General Hossein Rezaei breaking down in tears.
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- StrongGhalibaf calls on Iranians to 'sound the cry for blood revenge to the world' at Khamenei funeral
- StrongMourning, wailing reported at Khamenei's funeral in Iran
- DevelopingIranian state TV anchor breaks down on air speaking about Khamenei
- DevelopingIranian IRGC investigates alleged security leak at Khamenei meeting, son of speaker Ghalibaf named
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