Iran begins long farewell to former supreme leader with calls for Trump’s death | First Thing
Millions gather in streets and officials appear in public at Tehran funeral of Ali Khamenei in show of defiance. Plus, origin of mysterious ‘space balls’ in Australia revealed Good morning. Iran’s week of mass funeral processions for the former supreme leader Ali Khamenei has seen public calls for the killing of Donald Trump . Khamenei was killed along with other members of his family on February 28, the first day of the US and Israeli war against Iran. Who made the direct call for the killing
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Mourners gather around the coffins of Ali Khamenei and members of his family, including his infant granddaughter Zahra Mohammadi Golpaygani. Photograph: Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenMourners gather around the coffins of Ali Khamenei and members of his family, including his infant granddaughter Zahra Mohammadi Golpaygani. Photograph: Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty ImagesFirst Thing newsletterUS newsFirst Thing: Iran begins long farewell to former supreme leader with calls for Trump’s deathMillions gather in streets and officials appear in public at Tehran funeral of Ali Khamenei in show of defiance.
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