Crowds flock to ALi Khamenei's funeral Associated Press Thousands of people dressed in black took to the streets of the Iranian capital this Monday (6) for a procession in honor of the late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Crowds carried signs and shouted slogans calling for the death of US President Donald Trump. Khamenei's coffin, draped in the Iranian flag, and those of his family members sat on a truck decorated to resemble the ornamental railing that surrounds the shrine of an imam - a type of priest in Islam. The massive popular participation, encouraged by the Iranian theocracy as a sign of strength, came as the country negotiates with the US a definitive end to the war that killed the 86-year-old cleric. ? Follow the g1 international news channel on WhatsApp ?Ayatollah Ali Khamenei died on February 28, 2026, aged 86, during a joint airstrike conducted by the United States and Israel. The bombing also killed his daughter, his son-in-law, a daughter-in-law and a grandson. Iran: Khamenei's three children attend their father's funeral; successor does not attend Aerial footage shown on Iranian state television showed a huge crowd stretching from Azadi Square, or Freedom Square, in Tehran, for kilometers along an avenue of the same name. The crowd appeared to be larger than those who attended the 2020 procession honoring the late Revolutionary Guard general Qassem Soleimani, which drew more than 1 million people. Authorities did not immediately release an approximate number of the crowd as the truck slowly moved down the street. But people along the route, both next to the truck and at other points, carried posters, signs and banners calling for Trump's death. “Today, as we are here for our leader’s funeral, it is a very difficult day,” said funeral attendee Fátima Hassan. "We're not here to say goodbye to him, we're here to get revenge. And we will get revenge." People call for the death of Donald Trump, seen as one of those responsible for Khamenei's death AFP Crowd salutes Khamenei Authorities have expressed concern about the dangers of a large crowd alongside the procession, with officials using loudspeakers to ask the public to walk slowly, not push and remain on the sides of the street. The coffins will be carried through the streets of Tehran on a 12-hour journey to Mehrabad International Airport, said Revolutionary Guard General Hasan Hasanzadeh, who is overseeing the procession. Authorities closed streets, airspace and disrupted daily life as a sign of mourning. The procession began on Saturday (4) and will end on Thursday (9), when Khamenei will be buried in the shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad, his hometown. Protesters at Ali Khamenei's funeral Associated Press “This is the last time I see him,” said Maryam Alizadeh, in tears. “Our generation has lived with it for decades.” As the funeral continued, calls from mourners to avenge Khamenei's death grew. Participants and the signs they carried called for the assassination of both Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Such posters were seen again on Monday, along the procession route, with a representation of Trump being hanged. "We are here to show that their path will continue, and each of these people will follow their path with their fists clenched and soon we will certainly avenge their death against the US and Israel," said mourner Sahar Zaraatgar. U.S. federal authorities have monitored Iranian threats against Trump and other members of the government for years, since Trump ordered the 2020 assassination of Soleimani, commander of the Quds Force, an elite unit of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Iran has repeatedly denied planning to kill Trump, although hardline propaganda images have long suggested that Trump was in Tehran's crosshairs. Iranians are emotional after the death of supreme leader Ali Khamenei Associated Press Crowd mourns the death of Ali Khamenei Associated Press Public funeral of Ali Khamenei Associated Press Memory of hamenei is celebrated by Iranians Associated Press People walk in procession for the death of Ali Khamenei Reuters People carry the flag of Lebanon during the funeral procession of Ali Khamenei Reuters The coffin of former leader Ali Khamenei AFP People are emotional in farewell to the Iranian supreme leader Reuters Iranians call for Donald Trump's death AFP People mourn the death of Ali Khamenei AFP GIF - Photos show Ali Khamenei's funeral Reuters; AFP; AP