Iran, Israel Trade Warnings as Khamenei Funeral Procession Begins at Tehran

The funeral procession for slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei began on Monday at Tehran as Israel’s Defense Minister warned that any Iranian leader seeking Israel’s destruction would be “thwarted.”Mr. Khamenei’s coffin will be brought through the streets of Tehran as large crowds are expected to gather again to bid the dictator farewell. Iranian Brigadier General Hassan Hassanzadeh said the ceremony at Tehran was expected to last 10-12 hours. As the regime continued its week-long funeral procession, Israel’s Defense Minister Yisrael Katz issued a fresh threat on Monday, saying Mr. Khamenei “was assassinated by Israel because he set in motion and led the plan to destroy Israel. The assassin was assassinated. Any Iranian leader who tries to push plans to destroy Israel again will also be thwarted.”Mr. Katz also commented on crowds of Iranians calling for President Trump to be killed, saying they “indicate the true nature of the ayatollah regime, beyond the attack of the caliphates and the smiles.”“The powerful attack on Iran, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Trump, removed the immediate threat of destruction from Israel and severely damaged Iran’s strategic capabilities. Israel is prepared to once again defend itself on its own at any time and against any threat,” he said. Iran’s judiciary chief Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Ejei also stepped up the rhetoric on Sunday, saying Iranians “have raised the flag of blood revenge.”“We will decisively pursue, try, and punish them, and we will exact retribution from them. We will also compel them to compensate for the damages inflicted on the Iranian nation,” he said, referring to the U.S. and Israel. The Associated Press also reported that mourning Iranians in Tehran on Monday were calling for revenge. “Today that we are here for the funeral for our leader, it’s a very tough day. We are not here to say goodbye to him, we are here for revenge. And we will take revenge,” AP quoted a woman, Fatima Hassan, saying. Mr. Khamenei’s body will be brought to the city of Qom in Iran as well as Najaf and Karbala in Iraq before he will be laid to rest in the shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad on Thursday.

Iran, Israel Trade Warnings as Khamenei Funeral Procession Begins at Tehran

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