Thousands of Iranians take part in a funeral procession in Tehran for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, drawing large crowds amid heightened regional tensions. Reuters reports that drone footage broadcast on state television shows many tens of thousands of mourners packed into a central boulevard as the procession moves through the city. State media depicts the coffins of Khamenei and four family members being transported together in a large truck.

Multiple outlets also report that Iranian political and religious figures urge a major public turnout tied to calls for “vengeance.” Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, an Iranian chief negotiator and parliamentary speaker, calls for Iranians to attend the ceremonies and frames the funeral as a chance to respond to the circumstances of Khamenei’s death, which is linked by the outlets to US-Israeli strikes. Several reports say mourners express anti-US and anti-Israel sentiment during the march, including calls for revenge directed at Donald Trump.

The procession is described as tightly secured and lasting several hours, with measures such as fire hoses used to cool participants during the public procession.