The first
day of the final farewell ceremony for martyred leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla was marked by deep grief, emotion, and
pledges of resistance. In the presence of millions of mourners, chants of ‘Inteqam,
Inteqam’ (Revenge, Revenge) repeatedly echoed throughout the venue.
At one
point, the crowd chanted in unison, ‘Marg Bar Amrika’ (Death to America), ‘Marg
Bar Israel’ (Death to Israel), and ‘Labbaik Ya Khamenei’ (O Khamenei, we are
ready f...
