A portrait of US President Donald Trump is set on fire by Iranian mourners during a state funeral for a young Revolutionary Guard soldier beheaded by Islamic State in Syria, in Tehran last September 27. Photo: AP A portrait of US President Donald Trump is set on fire by Iranian mourners during a state funeral for a young Revolutionary Guard soldier beheaded by Islamic State in Syria, in Tehran last September 27. Photo: AP
A portrait of US President Donald Trump is set on fire by Iranian mourners during a state funeral for a young Revolutionary Guard soldier beheaded by Islamic State in Syria, in Tehran last September 27. Photo: AP
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As US loses ground in Mideast, the stage is set for China and Russia to mull military alliance with Iran

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Updated: 12:10pm, 1 Oct, 2020

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A portrait of US President Donald Trump is set on fire by Iranian mourners during a state funeral for a young Revolutionary Guard soldier beheaded by Islamic State in Syria, in Tehran last September 27. Photo: AP A portrait of US President Donald Trump is set on fire by Iranian mourners during a state funeral for a young Revolutionary Guard soldier beheaded by Islamic State in Syria, in Tehran last September 27. Photo: AP
A portrait of US President Donald Trump is set on fire by Iranian mourners during a state funeral for a young Revolutionary Guard soldier beheaded by Islamic State in Syria, in Tehran last September 27. Photo: AP
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