At the funeral procession of late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, mourners led by a figure identified as Ganam Ibrahim chanted 'blood revenge' and threats against the United States and President Donald Trump, according to Israeli media reports. The chants escalate the anti-American rhetoric seen throughout the funeral period.
At Saturday morning's funeral procession for late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, a mourner identified as Ganam Ibrahim led chants of 'blood revenge' and threats directly against the United States and President Donald Trump, according to Israeli media reports (N12). This escalates the anti-American rhetoric that has marked the funeral period: earlier today, in a series of reports published at 06:20 Jerusalem, The Zioneer documented that mourners had first chanted 'Death to Israel, Death to America' (version 1), then displayed signs calling for Trump's assassination (version 2), and later chanted 'blood revenge' against Israel and the US as the coffin was present (version 3). The new chant, naming Trump and the US explicitly, adds a specific figure to the chorus of threats.
Dated antecedents anchor the escalation. On Thursday, Jul 2, at 22:16 Jerusalem, the desk reported that Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf called on Iranians to 'sound the cry for blood revenge to the world' at the funeral. Earlier that day, at 12:08 Jerusalem, Ghalibaf had urged a massive turnout and demanded 'blood revenge' in a separate statement. The evolution of rhetoric—from general slogans to targeted threats—has been tracked across multiple reports.
Attributed background situates the event in a wider wave of hardline statements. As The Zioneer reported on Friday, Jul 3, the United States is bracing for retaliatory actions by Iran's Revolutionary Guards, with Congress authorizing reinforcing forces at the White House and around American assets worldwide. On Tuesday, Jun 30, an unnamed Iranian hardliner called for revenge on American soil and demanded Trump's extradition—a call that now echoes in the funeral chants.
It remains unclear whether the chants led by Ibrahim represent organized political messaging or spontaneous mourning rituals. Israeli intelligence is reportedly monitoring the escalation, but no official assessment has been released.
5 developments
- StrongGhalibaf calls on Iranians to 'sound the cry for blood revenge to the world' at Khamenei funeral
- DevelopingReligious mourner chants ‘Death to America, Death to Israel’ at ceremony in Qom
- DevelopingKhamenei funeral reportedly set for July 4, US Independence Day
- DevelopingNew footage from Iran shows protest calling for death to Khamenei
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