Khamenei Funeral Footage Exposes Hard-Line Attacks on Pezeshkian and Araghchi
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Fresh Thursday coverage of funeral footage showed hard-line Iranian factions turning Ali Khamenei's Tehran funeral into a public confrontation with President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, the officials identified with renewed U.S. talks after Israel killed Khamenei in the opening strike of the war on February 28. Crowds surrounded Pezeshkian and chanted "death to the compromiser" or "death to the appeaser," while Araghchi faced chants including "death to the traitor" and "shameless." Several reports described hostile chanting, while others said the crowd also physically attacked the officials and that a rock was thrown at Araghchi. The confrontation exposed regime splits between figures pressing negotiations and harder-line factions demanding revenge against Israel and the United States.
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Sources factually disagree on the exact chant wording and the force used during the funeral confrontation: Iran International and Ynetnews report hostile chants against Pezeshkian and Araghchi, including "death to the compromiser" or "death to the traitor"; Aju Press and Israel National News report physical attacks as well, including Araghchi being forced into an alley or targeted with a rock. The remaining facts are uniform: the incidents occurred during Ali Khamenei's funeral; hard-line Iranian factions opposed to U.S. negotiations targeted President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi; and the clash reflected regime splits over talks with the United States after Israel killed Khamenei in the February 28 opening strike.
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