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07 January 2020Ocean crowd for the arrival of the coffin and the funeral procession preceding the burial of Qassem Soleimani in Kerman, Iran, the hometown of the general killed by a US raid in Baghdad. A human tide, as well as that which participated in the funeral ceremony in Tehran and in the holy city of Qom.

Many dead in the crush
An uncontrolled crowding that also had tragic consequences. At least 35 people died in the crush, according to international news sites. The wounded would be at least 48.

Threatening slogans
Among the huge mass of people, the red flags of those who ask for revenge for the attack sprout. Many slogans against Trump's United States, but also against Israel and Great Britain. "If the US does not leave the Middle East - it is one of the strongest messages that leak out from Tehran - it will be a new Vietnam for the Americans."

Very high voltage
The ceremonies conclude the three days of mourning for the general proclaimed by the supreme guide of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Meanwhile, in response to the killing of Soleimani, the Iranian parliament has unanimously approved a motion designating the US military and the Pentagon as "terrorist organizations". The tension is very high. Pentagon chief Mark Esper has denied that there is currently a plan for the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq but the alert remains.

Khamenei: "Iranian forces must strike"
According to Iranian sources heard by the New York Times, the instructions given by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the meeting of the Iranian National Security Council, called a few hours after the US raid on Baghdad against Soleimani, are clear. Iran's response to the United States for the killing of General Qasem Soleimani must be "a direct and proportionate attack on American interests" and "clearly carried out by the Iranian forces themselves". The American newspaper recalls that Tehran usually uses its allied forces in the region to launch attacks, but "out of anger triggered by the killing of the military commander, a close ally and a personal friend of the supreme leader, the Ayatollah is willing to put by traditional cautions start. "

13 scenarios for revenge
Iran has so far defined "13 scenarios" for the response to the United States for the killing of General Qasem Soleimani. This was stated by the leader of the Iranian National Security Council, Ali Shamkhani. "Americans need to know that to date we have defined 13 scenarios to avenge us harshly and even if the weaker scenario materializes, it will still be a nightmare for the United States," said Iranian Rear Admiral, quoted by the Iranian news agency Mehr. . "We swear to the Iranian nation that revenge will not be limited to one operation - he added - all the Axis resistance forces will take revenge".

Parliament increases funds for the Pasdaran
The Iranian Parliament, Majlis, increased the funds available to the Guardians of the Iranian Revolution, the Pasdaran, until March 20, the end of the Persian year. The spokesman for the Tehran Parliament, Ali Larijani, announced this. According to reports from the Irna news agency, Iran's supreme guide, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, ordered that the budget for the Pasdaran be increased by the equivalent of $ 225 million. The measure, Larijani explains, is in line with the intention of carrying out a "hard revenge" against the United States for the killing of General Qassem Soleimani. During the session, the deputies stood up and shouted "Death to the United States" and "No compromise, no surrender. Vengeance. Vendetta '', as reported by Irna.