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Iran's Ghalibaf calls to avenge Khamenei death with massive funeral turnout
2 July 2026 09:46 BST
Iran's chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has called for massive turnout at Ali Khamenei's funeral to avenge the supreme leader's death in US-Israeli strikes at the start of the war.
"I invite all the Iranian people... to write a glorious page in the history of Islamic Iran through your presence" at the funeral ceremonies starting Saturday, Ghalibaf said in a statement, adding: "The nation's call for vengeance must ring in the ears of the whole world."