Banners calling for Trump’s assassination resurface at Khamenei’s funeral in Iran
As Iran holds a state funeral for its slain Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, banners threatening the life of US President Donald Trump have appeared repeatedly across the mourning events, from Tehran to the holy city of Mashhad. Trump himself has acknowledged the threats, while divisions within the Iranian leadership have surfaced in ugly scenes involving the president and foreign minister
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First message from Mojtaba Khamenei: “We will avenge all the blood that has been spilled, the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed”
Khamenei stressed that friendly relations with neighboring states will be maintained, but attacks on U.S. bases will continue