Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:41am on 05 Jul 2026,Sunday International
Hundreds of thousands of mourners gathered in Tehran for the funeral of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, where chants of “Death to America” and “Death to Israel” echoed across the ceremony. Poet Mohammad Rasouli openly questioned why US President Donald Trump was still alive, drawing loud cheers from the crowd in the first direct public call for Trump's death by a funeral emcee. The event featured banners and posters targeting Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The funeral, delayed due to the war, comes as Iran negotiates with the US over ending the conflict. Khamenei’s son, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, is expected to strengthen the country's leadership after the ceremony.
