A poet called for President Donald Trump's death as hundreds of thousands of mourners gathered at Tehran's Grand Mosalla during the six-day funeral proceedings for slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, which began Friday, 3 July 2026. Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, remained absent again, deepening concern over his security and his ability to project authority.
The funeral has become a major anti-American display, with crowds chanting 'Death to America', 'Death to Israel' and 'Blood revenge, revenge' as the state stages the mourning event for the former leader. The direct threat against Trump and the scale of the gathering have pushed the ceremony to the centre of global attention.
