Iranian Telegram channels have released additional footage from the funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, showing protesters stepping on a portrait of U.S. President Donald Trump. The footage adds to a series of anti-American demonstrations during the funeral proceedings.
New footage circulated on Iranian Telegram channels late Wednesday night shows protesters at the funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei stepping on a portrait of U.S. President Donald Trump. The video is the latest in a series of visual documentation emerging from the multi-day funeral events, which have been marked by escalating anti-American displays.
As The Zioneer reported earlier this week, the funeral began with a sign vowing revenge against Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Mon Jul 6, 10:48 Jerusalem). Subsequent reports detailed mourners stoning a Trump portrait and chanting 'America is the Great Satan' (Mon Jul 6, 10:48 Jerusalem). On Tuesday, footage from the city of Qom showed participants carrying flags of Nigeria and Pakistan alongside signs calling for Trump's murder, while other videos documented the distribution of free food to attendees (Tue Jul 7, 12:10 and 12:36 Jerusalem). The Zioneer published full documentation of the stoning incident on Monday evening (Mon Jul 6, 19:22 Jerusalem).
The anti-American rhetoric has been a consistent theme throughout the funeral, as The Zioneer reported on July 1, when speakers at the funeral declared killing Trump a 'duty.' Aerial footage showed millions attending the funeral, and former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made his first public appearance since the war (Tue Jul 7, 08:51 Jerusalem). The regime has been accused of using food distribution to draw larger crowds, reflecting the country's deepening economic crisis.
The new footage has not been independently verified and originates from a single source (Iranian Telegram channels). It remains unclear whether the protesters are affiliated with any organized faction or are spontaneous participants.
5 developments
- StrongNew footage shows funeral procession in Qam amid mourning for Khamenei
- DevelopingIranian opposition sources publish image of Khamenei's coffin
- DevelopingYnet reports documentation from Tehran showing coffins of Khamenei and family members killed with him
- StrongFuneral emcee at Khamenei's funeral threatens to murder Trump: 'his elimination is ours'
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