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Large turnouts for Soleimani’s funeral in Iran carry powerful collective emotions – just as Americans saw during the colonial era

  • Written by G. Patrick O'Brien, Visiting Assistant Professor of History, Ave Maria University
Large turnouts for Soleimani’s funeral in Iran carry powerful collective emotions – just as Americans saw during the colonial eraCoffins of Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani and others are carried on a truck surrounded by mourners.Majid Saeedi via Getty Images

Massive crowds took to the streets of Iranian cities to mourn the death of Qassem Soleimani, who was killed by a U.S. drone in Iraq on Jan. 3.

State television reported “millions” of Iranians attended...

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