Iranian Leader’s Funeral in Tehran Mixes Mourning with Calls for Revenge, Reports The Guardian

According to the International Desk of Webangah News Agency, the British newspaper The Guardian reported on the funeral and farewell ceremony for Iran’s martyred leader, noting that the prayers for Ayatollah Khamenei, the martyred leader of Iran, at Tehran’s Grand Musalla represented a political display where mourning was interspersed with calls for revenge from attendees.

The Guardian further added in its report that women in black chadors held images of Ayatollah Khamenei and waved flags during the ceremony. Many people had stayed overnight at the venue or arrived hours before sunrise to be ready for the start of the prayers at 8 AM. The mourning crowd, holding Iranian flags and images of their martyred leader, and waving red flags symbolizing revenge, was noticeably larger than on Saturday.

The British media outlet then stated that many attendees said they had traveled long distances on low incomes to participate in the final send-off for the “martyred leader of Iran.” Pilgrims slept on the ground for three nights in Tehran in temporary dormitories within school classrooms or private homes.