Crowds have gathered in Iran’s south to call for vengeance following the assassination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in US and Israeli attacks, AFP reports, citing local media.

Demonstrators carrying portraits of Khamenei in the city of Shiraz called on the armed forces to avenge his death, while chanting “Death to America” and “Death to Israel”, a video carried by Tasnim news agency showed.

Similar gatherings took place elsewhere in Iran, including in Tehran and the central city of Yazd.

People gather to mourn the death of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated in joint US and Israeli strikes, at a square in Tehran on March 1. — AFP
People gather to mourn the death of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated in joint US and Israeli strikes, at a square in Tehran on March 1. — AFP

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