Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 12:18pm on 05 Jul 2026,Sunday International
US President Donald Trump said he was surprised by the massive crowds attending the funeral of Iran's former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, remarking, “I thought people hated him.” Speaking during an interview, Trump questioned the scale of public mourning and suggested the displays of grief could be genuine or “fake tears.” He also claimed senior Iranian leaders gathered at the funeral could have been targeted but said the US chose not to act to keep diplomatic negotiations alive. The remarks came as hundreds of thousands of mourners gathered in Tehran for Khamenei's state funeral amid heightened regional tensions. (PC: X)
