Iran: Khamenei’s Coffin Arrives in Mashhad Under Fighter Jet Escort, “Kill Trump” Posters Displayed

Mashhad, July 9, 2026
The coffin of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei arrived Thursday at Shahid Hashemi Nejad Airport under fighter jet escort, before being transferred toward the Imam Reza shrine for final burial. Accompanying the coffin were family members killed in the February 28 joint U.S.-Israeli airstrike: daughter Seyedeh Boshra Hosseini Khamenei, son-in-law Mesbahol-Hoda Baqeri Kani, daughter-in-law Zahra Haddad Adel, granddaughter Zahra Mohammad Golpayegani, and wife Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh.
Before reaching Mashhad, the coffin passed through Iraq, where funeral ceremonies were also held in Najaf and Karbala. According to Mehr News, a banner reading “We will kill Trump” was displayed on Imam Reza Street in Mashhad, the road leading to the shrine where Khamenei is to be buried.
Meanwhile, U.S. Central Command carried out a second wave of overnight strikes near the Strait of Hormuz between Wednesday night and Thursday morning. The Associated Press reported explosions in Sirik, Bushehr, Konarak, Chabahar, and Bandar Abbas, allegedly targeting around 90 additional Iranian military and transport-related sites.
Speaking to reporters at the NATO summit in Ankara on Wednesday, President Trump claimed Iran was plotting to assassinate him, saying he was “on every list” Iran has. Accusing Tehran of targeting U.S. leadership, he added: “They are bad, sick people, and we have to rid ourselves of this cancer.”