Tears for the fallen - Crowds mourn five killed in US-Israeli strikes on Iran

"Crowds of locals in the northwestern Iranian city of Hamadan held funerals on Tuesday for five people killed during the ongoing US-Israeli airstrikes on the country. Footage shows men, women and children in Imam Khomeini Square, waving Iranian flags and portraits of the new Supreme Leader. Other scenes show grieving relatives crying as they bade farewell to their loved ones and kneeling over the coffins. The victims were named in local media as Mostafa Tamsili, Esmaeil Zahdi, Hossein Ghaderi, Naser Emdadifar,and Mehdi Asadi. According to the most recent figures, the Iranian side has reported over 1,400 dead, with 13 deaths of military personnel admitted by the US side and up to 15 on the Israeli side. The US and Israel launched strikes on Iran on February 28. Tehran responded with strikes on Israel and US assets in the region. The conflict soon widened to Israel and Hezbollah trading strikes across the border with Lebanon too. "