India, July 5 -- Funeral ceremonies for Iran's late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, were marked by strong anti-American rhetoric as a speaker publicly called for the assassination of US President Donald Trump.

During the event in Tehran, the speaker referred to Trump as "the man who killed my Imam," an apparent reference to the 2020 US strike that killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. The remarks were met with loud cheers and chants from sections of the crowd, highlighting the deep hostility toward the United States among many mourners.

Thousands gathered for the state funeral, with mourners waving Iranian flags, carrying portraits of Khamenei and chanting slogans against the US and Israel. The funeral comes amid heightened t...