Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf called on Iranians to 'flood' the funeral of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and 'sound to the world the cry of the people for revenge for his blood,' according to Iranian media reports.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf released a new statement on Thursday afternoon, pushing from earlier calls for a large attendance to a specific demand: that Iranians 'flood' the funeral procession and 'sound to the world the cry of the people for revenge for his blood.' The remark, reported by Iranian media, adds a more urgent tone to rhetoric already escalating through the morning.
This follows a sequence of increasingly forceful statements reported by The Zioneer. At 10:30 Jerusalem, the first reports detailed the Khatam al-Anbiya headquarters warning Israel and the U.S. against 'miscalculation' during the funeral. By 12:00 Jerusalem, the desk reported that Ghalibaf himself had called for mass attendance and 'blood revenge' — a claim corroborated by multiple newsrooms. The new statement moves beyond that to a specific rallying cry to 'flood' the event.
The funeral week officially begins Friday and culminates Thursday with burial in Mashhad. Tens of millions are expected to participate, and a key open question remains whether Mojtaba Khamenei will appear publicly for the first time, as The Zioneer reported at 10:30 Jerusalem from Iranian officials.
5 developments
- DevelopingIranian Speaker Ghalibaf: Khamenei's blood will be avenged by liberating Jerusalem
- StrongIran's judiciary chief vows revenge for Khamenei's death, calls for massive funeral
- DevelopingIran deputy says neighbors want to send over 1 million mourners to Khamenei funeral
- DevelopingIranian hardliner calls for revenge on American soil, demands Trump extradition
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