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Iranians unfurl banner with Trump assassination threat at Ayatollah Khamenei's burial
New York Post • • nation
Key Points:
- During the burial ceremony of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, crowds in Mashhad displayed banners vowing revenge against former President Donald Trump, whom they blamed for Khamenei’s death.
- Protesters called for the assassination of Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, holding signs with messages like “WE WILL KILL TRUMP.”
- Khamenei was killed in Israeli airstrikes on February 28, which also killed several family members and injured his son, Mojtaba Khamenei, the current leader who has not appeared publicly.
- The funeral procession has been marked by widespread calls for retaliation, with Khamenei’s body paraded through Tehran, Qom, and key Iraqi shrine cities amid escalating tit-for-tat attacks in the Middle East.
- Despite an initial cease-fire during the funeral period, ongoing Iranian strikes in the Strait of Hormuz have continued to fuel regional conflict.
