Trump says US gave Iran 'a week off' for funeral of Iran' late supreme leader amid stalled talks
Trump said U.S. strikes left Iran eager to negotiate and delayed talks for a week so funeral ceremonies could proceed, he said.
- On Saturday, President Donald Trump used Independence Day celebrations to claim recent U.S. military strikes left Iran "dying to settle," asserting the United States paused pressure to allow funeral ceremonies for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
- Iran began six days of funeral ceremonies for Khamenei, who was killed in a February 28 airstrike; the event in Tehran was postponed due to ongoing security concerns and conflict between Iran, the United States, and Israel.
- Thousands assembled at Tehran's Grand Mosalla for the funeral, where Trump claimed, "We gave them a week off for a funeral because we're nice," while mourners from Tabriz traveled 530 kilometers to participate.
- President Masoud Pezeshkian, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attended alongside delegations from India, Pakistan, Russia, and China, with organizers expecting millions of mourners.
- Remains will be buried on July 9 in Mashhad near the Imam Reza shrine, after the procession travels through Qom and the Iraqi shrine cities of Najaf and Karbala.
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Donald Trump "follows" the funerals of former Iranian Supreme Guide Ali Khamenei, killed on the first day of war by an Israel-US action. (ANSA)
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President Donald Trump says Iran is eager to reach a settlement with the United States and that Washington paused negotiations during funeral ceremonies for former Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
‘Knocked the Hell Out of Iran, They’re Dying to Settle’: Trump Boasts US Gave Tehran a ‘Week Off’ for Khamenei’s Funeral
Touching on the ongoing tensions in the Middle East during his address marking America's 250th Independence Day at Mount Rushmore, the President claimed that US pressure had "broken the spirit" of the Iranian leadership, leaving them "dying to settle."
Trump on Ali Khamenei’s funeral: Iran 'dying to settle', US gave them 'week off'
Speaking at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota during celebrations marking the 250th anniversary of US independence, Trump claimed that US pressure had “broken the spirit” of the Iranian leadership, leaving them “dying to settle.”
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