Iran funeral crowds burn Trump effigy amid anti-U.S. chants in Mashhad

Crowds in Iran burned a giant effigy of Donald Trump during the public funeral procession for Ali Khamenei in Mashhad, according to footage shared by Iran's state-linked PressTV. The scene took place on Thursday, 9 July, as the funeral of the former supreme leader moved through the city. The procession had been under way for nearly a week and ended with Khamenei's burial in Mashhad.

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The effigy was made to resemble the US president and was lifted by a crane before people in the crowd set fire to its feet. The flames spread and the figure later collapsed in pieces, according to the video. The same coverage said anti-Trump chants and placards were also seen in Tehran, Qom and Mashhad as the body passed through those cities.

The slogans included calls for Trump's death. The funeral was held after Khamenei was killed in an air strike by the United States and Israel on the first day of the war, on 28 February, according to the report. His body was preserved for four months before burial, along with the bodies of family members who also died in the attack.

The public procession therefore became both a funeral event and a visible display of anger directed at Washington. The incident comes at a time of renewed tension between Iran and the United States. The report said new attacks between the two countries in recent days had revived fears of a return to full-scale war.

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It also said US officials had been monitoring a steady flow of intelligence about possible plans to assassinate Trump, with Israeli intelligence sharing a new and specific warning about a separate plot. The public display in Mashhad fits into a longer pattern of Iranian state and street messaging against Trump, who Tehran has blamed for ordering the killing of General Qasem Soleimani. The funeral coverage also showed how the death of Khamenei has been used to mobilise public anger across several Iranian cities.

The involvement of PressTV in circulating the footage suggests the scene was presented as part of official or state-aligned coverage rather than as an isolated protest. What remains unclear is how widely the funeral slogans were organised, how much of the crowd was spontaneous, and whether the anti-Trump messaging will lead to any further official response. It is also not clear whether the reported intelligence warnings will affect the already tense relationship between Tehran and Washington.

For now, the funeral has become another flashpoint in a broader confrontation that is still developing.

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