Throngs of supporters of slain Iranian former leader Ali Khamenei have vowed to avenge his death during his burial in the holy city of Mashhad, while strikes between Iran and the United States continue as the war drags on into a fifth month.
End of an era
According to initial reports, as many as 12 million people flocked to the long boulevard of Mashhad leading to the Shrine of Imam Reza, where Khamenei was finally put to rest after months of delay in his funeral and burial ceremony as the war between Iran and the US.
The US and Israel launched a consequential military strike against Iran that led to the demise of Khamenei and put an end to his 37-year rule over the Shiite nation, while also killing his granddaughter, son-in-law, and the wife of his son, Mojtaba Khamenei.
Mojtaba, deemed his father’s successor, reportedly survived the military strike but has remained absent from public. The government claims he is still recovering from the major wounds he had experienced.
He was also not seen during the burial ceremony.
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Calling for revenge against Trump
Amid the marches of the grieving supporters of Khamenei was also a choir of people seeking revenge for the acts of the US, with many raising placards urging death to Trump.
The Iranian government has lashed out against its US counterpart for allegedly violating their fragile ceasefire. Washington, on the other hand, said that the strikes on Iranian territories came after the Iranian military targeted vessels in the embattled Strait of Hormuz, despite agreements that all shipping vessels would be spared from the conflict and allow free movement of cargoes, especially ships carrying oil and gas products.
Trump claims ceasefire is over
The Republican leader recently hit out against Tehran during a press conference after he attended a NATO summit in Turkey, saying that he does not want to deal with the Iranian government anymore.
He added that, at least on his part, the signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the US and Iran was “over”.
Washington and Tehran signed an MoU on June 17 in hopes of permanently ending the military strikes between the warring parties; however, such an agreement faced alleged violations from both sides after a series of exchanges of attacks shortly after the signing.
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