An Iranian man was found dead hours after he posted an image of himself burning the picture of the country's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei , as per opposition media based outside the country.

Omid Sarlak, the deceased individual, had posted a story on Instagram of himself burning an image of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a forested area, and was found dead hours later. Also Read | Iran to build 8 nuclear plants with Russia's help; dismisses weapons concern

However, Reuters cited opposition media like Iran International and Radio Farda to reveal that a number of mourners shouted "they killed kim!" and "death to Khamenei" during Sarlak's funeral.

The United States' State Department has also condemned the death.

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