
A large crowd gathered in Tehran on Monday for the funeral procession of Iran's assassinated supreme leader, Ali Khamenei. Mourners wore black and carried flags with the slogan 'we will rise'. The event marks a sharp contrast to protests seven months prior that resulted in thousands of deaths. Some observers attribute the turnout to a war launched by Donald Trump in February.
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Mourners wore black and carried flags with the slogan 'we will rise'.
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Many will say that the assembly was a monument to a misconceived war launched on Iran by Donald Trump in February.
Opinion<p>Crowds grew as they moved through Tehran as mourners wore black and carried flags with the slogan ‘we will rise’</p><p>A millions strong crowd assembled on Monday to take part in the funeral procession of Iran’s assassinated supreme leader.</p><p>The scale, and depth of the march, however engineered, is an extraordinary turn around for a country that only seven months ago was gripped by street protests that saw thousands killed by government security forces.
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Many will say that the assembly was a monument to a misconceived war launched on Iran by Donald Trump in February.
OpinionDonald Trump launched a war on Iran in February.
OpinionMillions joined the funeral procession of Iran's assassinated supreme leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran.
The GuardianMourners wore black and carried flags with the slogan 'we will rise'.
The GuardianSeven months ago, Iran was gripped by street protests that saw thousands killed by government security forces.
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