Massive crowds gather in Iran for grand, multi-city funeral processions for Qassem Soleimani.
TEHRAN — A tide of mourners welcomed the body of Gen. Qassem Soleimani home to Iran Sunday ahead of a grand funeral for the man whose death stoked shock, anger and fears of escalation in the Middle East.
Thousands packed the streets of the Iranian cities of Ahvaz and Mashhad to pay tribute to Soleimani, who wasIt was the first stop on a grand, multi-city funeral procession for one of Iran's most powerful military and political figures. As the Islamic Republic laid Soleimani to rest and its leaders vowed revenge, President Donald Trump appeared to show no desire to ease the tensions that his strike sent soaring throughout the region.
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