Khamenei Funeral Crowd Cheers Trump Death Call and Death to Israel Chants

On July 5 in Tehran, poet Mohammad Rasouli, speaking over loudspeakers during the second day of Ali Khamenei's funeral, called for the death of U.S. President Donald Trump and drew chants of "Death to America!" and "Death to Israel!" from a crowd of hundreds of thousands. The same funeral grounds displayed signs calling for Trump's killing and for violence against Prime Minister Netanyahu while Tehran continues negotiating with Washington over a permanent end to the war. For Israel, the scene is strategic evidence, not mere theater: Iran's regime is pairing diplomacy with open eliminationist threats, so any deal must deny Tehran nuclear, missile, proxy and Hormuz leverage.