On Saturday evening, the second day of funeral ceremonies for the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran, crowds chanted 'Death to America' and called for killing President Trump. Iran's Intelligence Ministry issued a statement vowing to avenge Khamenei's killing, according to the Persian-language channel Abu Ali Express.
The funeral of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei continued into Saturday evening, with crowds chanting 'Death to America' and 'Death to the President' [Trump] and 'Death to Israel', according to the Persian-language channel Abu Ali Express. The channel also reported that Iran's Intelligence Ministry issued a statement vowing to avenge Khamenei's killing, calling it 'the greatest crime in modern history.' This official threat escalates the rhetoric seen throughout the two-day funeral, which began with mourners chanting 'Death to America' and calling for Trump's assassination earlier Saturday, as The Zioneer reported.
As The Zioneer reported in multiple updates throughout the day, the funeral entered its second day with Khamenei's body displayed in a glass casket. Early reports from Iranian Telegram channels described chants of 'Death to America,' followed by a figure identified as Ganam Ibrahim leading 'blood revenge' chants against the U.S. and President Trump. By Saturday 06:20 Jerusalem, reports had converged on signs calling for Trump's assassination. The intelligence ministry's statement — first reported by the same channel — adds an official imprimatur to the crowd's calls, though the extent of coordination between the ministry and the mourners is not independently confirmed.
The Zioneer reported on July 1 that Tehran had completed preparations for a massive funeral, four months after the strike that killed Khamenei. Foreign delegations arrived by Friday, and a group of Muslims from India was reported traveling to attend. The U.S. was reported to be bracing for retaliation, with Congress authorizing reinforcement of forces at the White House and around American assets worldwide.
It remains unclear whether the intelligence ministry's statement reflects a coordinated policy shift or an opportunistic response to crowd sentiment. The report still relies on a single Persian-language channel, and no independent confirmation from official Iranian state media has emerged.
7 developments
- StrongGhalibaf calls on Iranians to 'sound the cry for blood revenge to the world' at Khamenei funeral
- DevelopingYnet reports documentation from Tehran showing coffins of Khamenei and family members killed with him
- DevelopingHamas delegation attends Khamenei's funeral in Tehran
- DevelopingThe Zioneer's correspondent: 20 million expected from Tehran alone for Khamenei's funeral
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