Khamenei’s Funeral Mourners Send Threatening Message To America
A massive banner reading “We Will Kill Trump” was carried through the funeral procession for former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday, the latest in a series of death threats against President Donald Trump displayed during the regime’s state-organized ceremonies.
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The multi-day funeral ceremonies, which spanned several cities across Iran and Iraq, featured threatening and graphic signs and chants calling for Trump’s assassination. Held under the slogan “We Must Rise,” the Iranian regime sought to project national unity and strength following Khamenei’s death.
Among the displays seen throughout the funeral events were posters showing Trump with crosshairs over his face alongside the warning, “There Will Be Blood,” giant banners promising rewards of up to $120 million for his assassination, and a black wall emblazoned with the hashtag “#WeWillKillTrump.”
Calls for violence against Trump also came from the funeral stage itself. On July 5, Iranian poet Mohammad Rasouli, serving as the official master of ceremonies before prayer readings, asked the crowd over loudspeakers: “Why is the most bastard man in the world still alive? … Why should we not kill the man who killed our imam? It would be a disgrace if we did not.” Rasouli then led attendees in a chant declaring, “Trump’s murder is our responsibility.”
Other signs targeted prominent Americans, including Israeli-American philanthropist Miriam Adelson, Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro, podcaster Laura Loomer, entrepreneur Peter Thiel, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Foundation for Defense of Democracies CEO Mark Dubowitz, beneath the warning: “Sooner or later your heads will roll.”
Khamenei, who ruled Iran for 37 years, was killed earlier this year in a joint U.S.-Israeli operation that targeted senior Iranian leadership. His death marked the most significant blow to the Islamic Republic since the 1979 revolution and triggered vows of revenge from regime officials and supporters. His body reached its final resting place at the Shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad on Thursday.
Notably absent from the funeral proceedings was Khamenei’s son and successor, Mojtaba Khamenei. According to reports, Mojtaba was injured and disfigured in the same strike that killed his father. He has not been seen or heard in public since he assumed power, though written statements attributed to him have been released.
The funeral also attracted a number of American activists and influencers who traveled to Tehran to participate in the ceremonies and amplify the regime’s messaging.
Among them was social media personality Jackson Hinkle, who used his platform to praise Khamenei and condemn the United States and Israel. Hinkle, who has built a following defending authoritarian governments and Iranian-backed groups, posted videos from Tehran celebrating the regime and meeting with senior Iranian officials.
In another video, Hinkle stood on a stage waving a red flag — a symbol often associated with calls for vengeance in Shiite Islam — while leading chants of “Down with Zionists.”
The threats displayed at the funeral come amid growing calls for violence from powerful figures aligned with the Iranian regime. Last month, members of Iran’s Assembly of Experts appeared to endorse the assassination of President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, declaring that anyone who gains access to the two leaders is obligated to “send them to hell.”
The funeral unfolded as hostilities between Washington and Tehran continued to intensify. Despite the funeral, the United States and Iran exchanged attacks this week, with U.S. forces striking more than 100 Iranian-linked targets while Tehran launched attacks against American military installations throughout the region, including in Jordan.
On Wednesday, President Trump declared the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding effectively dead after Iranian attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz shattered a fragile agreement that had survived only 21 days.
“They’re scum. They’re sick people,” Trump said during the NATO summit in Ankara when asked whether the agreement could be salvaged. “These people, they lie, and they cheat.”
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