Iranians chant ‘Death to Israel’ at huge funeral of commander said killed by Israel

The Times of Israel reports: “Thousands massed Thursday in the Iranian capital for the funeral of senior Revolutionary Guard commander Razi Mousavi, three days after he was killed in Syria in what Tehran claims was an Israeli strike.

The crowd in Tehran’s central Imam Hossein square chanted ‘Death to Israel’ and ‘Death to America,’ while many waved yellow flags with the message ‘I am your opponent’ — a reference to Israel — in both Persian and Hebrew.

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei earlier on Thursday met with Mousavi’s family and led a prayer over the slain general’s body before it was taken to the central square…”

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