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Mourners throng funeral procession in Tehran for Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Mourners dressed in black flooded into Iran's capital Monday for a procession as part of the funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with throngs of people calling for the death of U.S. President Donald Trump. Khamenei's flag-draped coffin, and those of member...

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What happened Mourners throng funeral procession in Tehran for Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The headline split The left frames it as "Huge crowds line streets for Khamenei funeral procession as mourners chant for revenge". The center frames it as "Huge crowds fill Tehran streets for Khamenei's funeral procession".
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Same-event confidenceMedium

11 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.

Framing confidenceModerate

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Left / center-leftHuge crowds line streets for Khamenei funeral procession as mourners chant for revenge

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CenterMourners throng funeral procession in Tehran for Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

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Manila BulletinNews report · Jul 6, 12:43 PM

Mourners throng funeral procession in Tehran for Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Mourners dressed in black flooded into Iran's capital Monday for a procession as part of the funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with throngs of p...

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The IndependentNews report · Jul 6, 2:37 PM

Huge crowds line streets for Khamenei funeral procession as mourners chant for revenge

The new supreme leader of Iran did not attend his father’s funeral

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CBS News WorldNews report · Jul 6, 2:03 PM

Iran begins funeral procession for slain supreme leader

Mourners poured into the streets of Tehran for the funeral procession of Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. He was killed in an airstrike at the beginning of the war with t...

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The Straits TimesNews report · Jul 6, 2:01 PM

Khamenei funeral signals Iran's defiance and new regional order

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BEIRUT, July 6 - The funeral of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was more than a national farewell. The sea of mourners in Tehran sent a message to the United States and I...

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SemaforNews report · Jul 6, 1:07 PM

Qatar and Saudi Arabia delegations attend funeral of Ayatollah Khamenei

The display of diplomatic protocol drew criticism after Iranian organizers appeared to taunt the visiting delegations.

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France 24News report · Jul 6, 12:55 PM

How are the millions attending Khamenei's funeral remembering the late ayatollah?

The funeral procession for Iran's late supreme leader Ali Khamenei has begun in Tehran. Millions are expected to attend, possibly leading to crowds that could rival those that turned out fo...

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Financial Times - WorldNews report · Jul 6, 12:53 PM

Millions to attend funeral procession for Iran supreme leader

Event in Tehran expected to be centrepiece of one of the regime’s largest public displays of support

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New York Times WorldNews report · Jul 6, 12:48 PM

The Funeral of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

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Iran’s new leaders are commemorating Ayatollah Khamenei, who was killed on the first day of the U.S.-Israeli war against the country, with a funeral unlike any other in the country’s recent...

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AllSidesNews report · Jul 6, 12:35 PM

Millions join funeral procession for Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei

A crowd of millions assembled on Monday for the funeral procession of Iran's assassinated supreme leader, Ali Khamenei. The scale and depth of the march, however engineered, represents an e...

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The Guardian USNews report · Jul 6, 12:31 PM

Iran begins long farewell to former supreme leader with calls for Trump’s death | First Thing

Millions gather in streets and officials appear in public at Tehran funeral of Ali Khamenei in show of defiance. Plus, origin of mysterious ‘space balls’ in Australia revealed Don’t already...

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BBC NewsNews report · Jul 6, 12:07 PM

Huge crowds fill Tehran streets for Khamenei's funeral procession

Many people were waving Iranian flags and red banners symbolising vengeance for the former supreme leader's war death.

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Details67/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 11 sources
67/99 Wording GapMedium confidence11 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 11 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

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Now: Wording Gap is 67/99 and story health is live match · 11 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.