At the funeral of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, mourners shouted for the assassination of US President Donald Trump, with one speaker declaring, 'If we do not kill the murderer, shrouds will be our clothing.' The calls mark a further escalation in hardline rhetoric at the mass ceremonies, as per Asaf Rozentzweig (N12).
At the mass funeral of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, a speaker on Sunday morning explicitly called for the assassination of US President Donald Trump, declaring: 'If we do not kill the murderer, shrouds will be our clothing.' The statement, reported by Asaf Rozentzweig (N12) at 06:53 Jerusalem, marks the latest escalation in anti-American rhetoric at the funeral, which has been underway since Tuesday.
Earlier in the proceedings, The Zioneer reported on Tuesday June 30 at 12:46 Jerusalem that thousands of mourners had begun filing past Khamenei's casket (version 11). Later that day, the official ceremony began (version 12) and crowds gathered chanting revenge cries (version 13). By version 14, the gathering turned celebratory. Version 17 described mourners calling for Trump's assassination and the destruction of Israel. Version 18 featured a handwritten sign reading 'We will kill Trump,' and version 19 noted President Trump's public comment on that sign. Version 20 reported the crowd chanting 'Death to America' and displaying 'Kill Trump' signs. The source quality has evolved from initial Iranian media reports to a specific journalist's account, though the current report remains a single-source account.
As The Zioneer previously reported, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf called for 'blood revenge' on July 2 at 22:16 Jerusalem. The Intelligence Ministry vowed retaliation on July 4 at 08:18 Jerusalem. Hardline daily Kayhan, in an editorial on June 29 at 11:36 Jerusalem, explicitly called for Trump's assassination. These background elements highlight that the incitement at the funeral is part of a broader, regime-level campaign of revenge rhetoric.
The current report (06:53 Sunday) is a single-source account from a journalist. As the funeral draws to a close and the regime transitions to a new supreme leader, the persistence of such explicit calls suggests that anti-American incitement remains a central pillar of the regime's public messaging, but the trajectory of the transition and any potential de-escalation remain unverified.
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