Miyam Matiei, a Shiite religious mourner affiliated with the Iranian regime, declared during the Ashura night vigil that US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must not die a natural death without trial and retribution for the killing of senior regime figures during the war, according to Iranian Telegram channels. Matiei said that even if a deal is signed, blood vengeance is demanded.
Miyam Matiei, a religious mourner ("mokonnen") affiliated with the Iranian regime, spoke during the Ashura night vigil—the holiest mourning period in Shiite Islam—calling for revenge against the "main perpetrators" of the killings of senior Iranian commanders eliminated during the recent war, including the supreme leader. Matiei said: "Whether a deal is signed or not, whether thousands of documents are signed between us and the enemy or not, we want blood vengeance for the blood that was spilled—especially the blood of the leader of the revolution." He specifically named US President Donald Trump, calling him "cursed," and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling him "corrupt," and demanded they be punished. "All those involved in this affair should not die a natural death without trial and without paying for their crimes," Matiei said. The hardline remarks were circulated via Iranian regime-affiliated Telegram channels, reflecting a persistent strain of militant rhetoric tied to the Ashura tradition of martyrdom and revenge.
The Zioneer has previously reported on Iranian state propaganda depicting Trump and Netanyahu in explicitly Shiite religious imagery, including posters titled "The path to Ashura: From the feast of Satan to the revenge of Hussein" (June 25). This latest call comes amid ongoing negotiations between Washington and Tehran over a nuclear deal, which President Trump has said Iran wants to sign (as reported June 17). While Matiei is not an official government figure, his statements, delivered during the ritual mourning, illustrate the continued fusion of religious fervor and anti-US/Israel sentiment in Iranian hardline discourse.
It remains unclear whether Matiei holds any formal position within the regime's power structure or whether his comments represent an official or semi-official line. The remarks are not attributed to any named IRGC or government official.
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