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Khamenei Leads Haniyeh Funeral As Iran Pledges To Strike Israel “At the Right Time, Right Place” Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei lead thousands of mourners in funeral prayers for Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh In Tehran. Khamenei led prayers for Haniyeh ahead of his burial in Qatar, having earlier threatened a "harsh punishment" for his killing.Haniyeh’s body will be transferred to Qatar's capital Doha for prayers and burial, Hamas said in a statement on July 31. The funeral processions on August 1 came with calls for revenge after the killing of Haniyeh in a strike blamed on Israel.Iran's state TV showed the coffins of Haniyeh and his bodyguards covered in Palestinian flags during the ceremony attended by senior Iranian officials. President Masoud Pezeshkian and IRGC chief, General Hossein Salami, were present at the funeral held at Tehran University.Haniyeh's death was announced the day before after he and his bodyguard were killed in a strike on their residence in Tehran. He had been visiting Tehran for Pezeshkian's inauguration ceremony on July 30.