Tehran erupts in chants of 'revenge' during Iran Supreme Leader's funeral - MS NOW Reports

[Rhiannon12866]

Massive crowds in Tehran as mourners gather for day two of the days-long funeral for Iran’s Supreme Leader. Today, three of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s sons joined mourners, but the son who succeeded Khamenei has yet to be seen.

MS NOW contributor Inzamam Rashid and co-host of the “Global Power Shifts” podcast Suzanne Kianpour join Alex Witt to discuss. - Aired on 07/05/2026.

[WSHazel]

1. Phenomenally stupid failure by America

Khamenei was reviled by his people and the regime was failing, and Trump turned this monster into a martyr. Trump sucks at everything.

[rampartd]

2. i sure hate wrecking the global economy like this but

what in the world did they expect?

trump's team includes enough psychological expertise to enslave 80 million americans and they could not guess that the iranians would unite in resistance?

i really hope that trump's funeral can skip the hyperbolic moaning and groaning and get straight to the second line.

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[brer cat]

3. I don't know if trump can see and hear these crowds

and realize what a horror awaits if he sends in ground troops. I will never forget their treatment of the bodies of the American service men ho died in the failed rescue attempt of our hostages. It was barbaric and horrifying. I can't imagine how they would treat active duty troops that were captured.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. Good Grief, the felon-in-chief has no knowledge or understanding of the Middle East and you're completely right

It was a grave mistake to attack them to begin with, and for what?? Doesn't he remember the horrific hostage crisis? And now the U.S. is on their enemies list and, as was said during the Iran/Iraq war, Iranian soldiers don't fear death in battle, they believe a heavenly reward is waiting for them on "the other side."

[LetMyPeopleVote]

5. U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed surprise at the massive turnout and public mourning

trump is shocked that this leader was loved by his people

Link to tweet

'I Thought People Hated Him, but I Was Surprised to See So Many People Crying' — Donald Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed surprise at the massive turnout and public mourning during the funeral of Iran's late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in Israeli and U.S. strikes. In an interview with Axios, Trump said, "I thought people hated him. But I was surprised to see so many people crying."

Trump also claimed that he could have "eliminated" everyone attending the funeral if he had wanted to, but said doing so would have left "no one to negotiate with." He further stated that the United States and Iran had agreed to temporarily suspend talks and military attacks against one another until the funeral proceedings had concluded.

Meanwhile, millions of mourners gathered in Tehran on Saturday (July 4) to pay their respects to Khamenei. Many participants described his death as a tragedy greater than losing a family guardian and expressed both deep grief and strong anger toward the United States and its allies, while vowing to seek retribution.

[Rhiannon12866]

6. Another sign that the felon-in-chief knows nothing about the Middle East...