Iran’s chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf urges a large public turnout for Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s funeral, framing it as an act of “avenge[ment]” following Khamenei’s death. In a statement carried by multiple outlets, Ghalibaf calls on Iranians to attend funeral ceremonies beginning on Saturday and says their presence should “write a glorious page” in the country’s history. He also describes the funeral as the place where the “nation’s call for vengeance” should be heard, directing the message beyond Iran. The statement ties Khamenei’s death to “US-Israeli strikes” at the start of the war, according to the reports. Both sources emphasize the expectation of a major, wide-scale attendance and the official rhetoric that the funeral should serve as a collective response. Neither source provides independent verification of the circumstances of Khamenei’s death, but both present the call as part of Iran’s public messaging around the funeral and the broader conflict.