Hezbollah supporters mourn Khamenei in Lebanon mass rally
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Hezbollah supporters gather in Beirut to mourn Khamenei, condemning U.S.-Israel strikes and vowing to confront aggression.
Thousands of Hezbollah supporters gathered in Beirut's southern suburbs to mourn Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday (March 1, 2026), chanting "death to America, death to Israel" while crying over the killed figure.
"God is one, and Khamenei is the leader," they chanted in unison, wearing black and waving Hezbollah and Iranian flags.
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