The Iranian city of Mashhad is awaiting the arrival of the body of late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei from Iraq, according to a report by Abu Ali Express. Signs across the city call for revenge and the assassination of U.S. President Donald Trump.
The Iranian city of Mashhad is now filled with signs calling for revenge and the assassination of U.S. President Donald Trump, according to a report by Abu Ali Express. The mass display of anti-American slogans comes as the city prepares to bury the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, whose body arrived in Mashhad at 00:36 Jerusalem earlier today (Thu Jul 9). The first indication of such signs emerged at 01:52 Jerusalem, when analyst Chananel Aviv reported a single sign reading "We will kill you, Trump." The new account describes a proliferation of signs across the city, marking a significant escalation in the rhetoric already present during the funeral procession.
The funeral procession has been closely tracked by The Zioneer. Khamenei's body was flown from Najaf, Iraq, to Mashhad after funeral ceremonies in Karbala. The burial was initially delayed by several hours, with Iranian authorities citing extended ceremonies in Iraq (version 3, Thu 00:36 Jerusalem) and later attributing the delay to strikes on bridges and access roads near Mashhad (version 4, Thu 00:36 Jerusalem). The body eventually arrived at 00:36 Jerusalem, and burial is expected later today.
The calls for violence have been a recurring theme throughout the mourning period. The Zioneer previously reported on Wed Jul 8, 08:12 Jerusalem, that Iranian state television aired mourners calling for "blood revenge" and the assassination of Trump. On Jul 5, a sign with the hashtag "Kill Trump" was displayed at a Tehran metro station near the funeral site. The rhetoric has also included demands from Iranian hardliners for Trump's extradition to Iran, as reported on Jun 30.
While the reports of signs in Mashhad and the state TV broadcasts are consistent, all remain sourced from individual reports — Abu Ali Express and anonymous Telegram channels — and have not been independently verified. The exact timing of the burial and whether further delays will occur also remain unclear.
8 developments
- StrongIranian sources say Khamenei's body exhumed from temporary grave in Qom
- DevelopingCoffins of former Iranian Supreme Leader and family brought to Jamkaran Mosque for prayer
- DevelopingHamas delegation attends Khamenei's funeral in Tehran
- DevelopingIranian state TV: part of Khamenei's funeral to be held in Iraq's Shiite holy cities
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