{"id":200850,"date":"2026-07-11T04:09:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T04:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/200850\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T04:09:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T04:09:14","slug":"trump-threatens-iran-after-ayatollah-ali-khameneis-funeral-saw-open-calls-for-his-killing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/200850\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump threatens Iran after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei\u2019s funeral saw open calls for his killing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) \u2014 U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Iran on Saturday after the funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei saw open calls for his killing, further underlining the tensions gripping the Mideast as an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-us-timeline-trump-hormuz-war-ceasefire-04da58cbae991183f8b52ef5bf615963\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">interim deal to end the war<\/a>\u00a0buckles under repeated crossfire in the region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Trump made the comments on his Truth Social after senior U.S. officials demanded that Iran make a public statement saying the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/strait-hormuz-ships-crossing-iran-us-e6039e5f3962ba001ed6b7abb74219b0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a>\u00a0is open and that ships crossing the vital corridor won\u2019t be attacked any longer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">So far, Tehran has not done so, instead insisting the route remain under its control and that it be allowed to charge ships moving through it, upending decades of precedence considering the strait an international waterway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">There had been multiple days of U.S. airstrikes targeting Iran, as well as Iranian retaliatory fire targeting nations across the Mideast. Those strikes had been sparked by Iran attacking three ships in the strait earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"The coffins of slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center on top, and members...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1783742954_466_2L5JBRJDHRHYRMQUOVFUBSPVQQ.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\" \/>The coffins of slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center on top, and members of his family are displayed ahead of the dayslong funeral ceremonies at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Friday, July 3, 2026. (AP Photo\/Vahid Salemi)(Vahid Salemi | AP Photo\/Vahid Salemi)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201c1000 Missiles are Locked and Loaded and aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran, with thousands of more to immediately follow, should the Iranian Government act on its threat,\u201d Trump wrote on his website.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Trump added that the U.S. military would \u201ccompletely decimate and destroy all areas of Iran &#8211; PRAISE BE TO ALLAH!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">___<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Price and Weissert reported from Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. 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