A performer and poet, Mohammad Rasouli, makes a direct call for the death of U.S. President Donald Trump during the funeral for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran. Multiple outlets report that Rasouli addresses the crowd of hundreds of thousands and asks, referring to Trump, why he is “still alive,” prompting cheers. Sources also say the event includes other anti-U.S. and anti-Israel messaging, with posters and graffiti calling for the killing of Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, alongside slogans such as “Death to America!” and “Death to Israel!”
The funeral draws a larger crowd than the previous day, with mourners dressed in black carrying banners and flags honoring Khamenei while repeating demands for Trump’s killing. Several reports frame the remarks as an escalation from earlier anti-Trump calls displayed through visuals and graffiti, noting that Rasouli’s speech is the first direct verbal call for Trump’s death by an emcee at the ceremony. The funeral follows Khamenei’s death at age 86, according to reports.
