Saeed Jalili, a hardline member of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, challenged President Pezeshkian and Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf during a prayer in Mashhad after Khamenei's burial, stating that revenge for the late supreme leader is the nation's right and the leaders' duty, according to reports.
Saeed Jalili, a hardline ultraconservative representative of the Supreme Leader on Iran's Supreme National Security Council and a vocal opponent of talks with the US, delivered a challenge to President Masoud Pezeshkian and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf during a prayer service in Mashhad following Khamenei's burial. Jalili declared that 'revenge for the death of the Supreme Leader is the right of the nation and the duty of the leaders,' directly pressuring the more moderate figures in a politically charged atmosphere.
The Zioneer has previously reported on similar statements from other Iranian officials after Khamenei's death, including Ghalibaf's call for Iranians to 'sound the cry for blood revenge to the world' and threats from the Supreme National Security Council. Jalili's challenge is the latest in a series of hardline demands as Iran's internal power struggle plays out against the backdrop of the funeral and ongoing nuclear negotiations with the US. The statement underscores the depth of the ultraconservative opposition to any diplomatic opening with Washington.
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