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At Khamenei's Funeral, Iran Is Sending a Message
(Wall Street Journal) Saleh al-Batati - At Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei's funeral, participants pelted a picture of President Trump with stones, while others held a large banner that said "We will kill Trump" in Farsi and English, according to footage widely circulated on Iranian state media. The crowds flew red banners that called for vengeance. "We don't forgive or forget," one placard said. "The processions are meant to confer renewed legitimacy on Khamenei's worldview and show that a large constituency in Iran remains mobilized behind it," said Sina Toossi, an Iran-focused fellow at the Center for International Policy in Washington. "Iran is signaling that it will not back down."