Red with rage: Calls for revenge ring out at Iran leader’s funeral

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Millions of people have attended funeral prayers for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the four members of his family killed in a US-Israeli air strike on his compound on February 28.

Iranians carry red flags symbolising a call for revenge as chants “Death to America” and “Death to Israel” ring out outside Tehran’s largest mosque.