Iranians out in strength as thousands attend funeral for security chief and navy crew

As Iran's government buried its fallen heroes, its supporters came out in strength.

Senior security official Ali Larijani was killed in an airstrike two days ago, honoured today along with the crew of the Iranian navy ship sunk by the US at the start of the war. Thousands of mourners gathered for the combined funeral.

If you assassinate people whose religion embraces martyrdom, this can be expected. Iran war - live updates The funeral saw some of the biggest crowds since the war began.

Floats carrying coffins of the slain officials were driven down Revolution Square in Tehran, surrounded by grieving mourners. Women wept holding posters of the former and new supreme leaders.

As it loses leader after leader, Iran's government still wants to maintain a sense that it can survive and outlast the enemy. Holding a poster saying "Trump is humiliated.