Video footage from the funeral of late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei shows a speaker declaring that murdering US President Donald Trump is a duty, swearing by Khamenei's blood. 'Whoever killed my imam, why wouldn't we kill him?' the speaker said, according to reports. The call follows earlier similar statements from eulogists at the funeral.
Fresh video footage from the funeral of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, circulating this morning, captures a speaker explicitly declaring the assassination of US President Donald Trump a religious duty, swearing by Khamenei's blood. The speaker states: 'Whoever killed my imam, why wouldn't we kill him? This is our disgrace. If we do not kill the murderer, from now on shrouds will be our clothing instead of normal clothes. I swear by your blood, murder of Trump is upon our necks, it is our duty. Never give up on your revenge.' This is the latest in a series of similar calls that have punctuated the funeral ceremonies throughout the day.
The calls began early Sunday morning. At 06:54 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported a cleric at the funeral swearing to kill Trump, calling it a 'religious duty' and 'our shame' if not carried out, citing journalist Asaf Rosenzweig (N12). Minutes later, at the same timestamp, a second dispatch noted the Associated Press reporting another performer calling for Trump's death. A third report at 06:54 quoted a speaker swearing 'by your blood — killing Trump is our responsibility,' according to journalist Amit Segal (N12). At 07:04 Jerusalem, a speaker said 'if we do not kill the murderer, shrouds will be our clothing,' also swearing by Khamenei's blood. At 08:05 Jerusalem, another speaker repeated the blood oath, calling killing Trump a responsibility. The new footage provides a more detailed rendition of the same theme, with the speaker explicitly framing the assassination as a duty.
The funeral, which drew hundreds of thousands of mourners, has become a platform for escalating hardline rhetoric. As The Zioneer reported on July 4, the Iranian Intelligence Ministry vowed revenge. Red flags—a traditional Shia symbol of vengeance—were raised at the funeral, according to N12 journalist Sapir Lipkin, as reported at 07:59 Jerusalem. Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf called on Iranians to 'sound the cry for blood revenge to the world' on July 2. The hardline daily Kayhan, affiliated with the supreme leader's office, published an editorial on June 29 calling for Trump's assassination on American soil. The calls thus fit into a broader institutional and popular campaign of vengeance following Khamenei's death.
It remains unclear whether the speaker in the latest footage is a cleric, a political figure, or a member of the security establishment. The new footage does not identify the speaker by name or affiliation. While the calls have been forceful, no official Iranian government body has yet endorsed an assassination operation, and the rhetoric remains at the level of public mourning and eulogy.
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