Tehran, July 5 -- Funeral prayers for Iran's former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei were marked by chants of "Resistance against enemies" and "Revenge for the blood of the martyred leader" as the Islamic Republic mourns the death of the former leader, who was assassinated in the US-Israeli strikes on February 28, leading to widespread regional conflict.

According to Iran's official news agency ISNA, the Secretariat of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, in a message referring to the funeral prayer ceremony, stated that mourners and followers present at the prayers chanted slogans in honour of the former leader, calling out the US and Israeli leadership for the death of Ali Khamenei.

The National Security Council further call...