July 7, 2026
Dave DeCamp
The statement from Araghchi came a day after President Trump said that he would “finish the job” in Iran if no final deal was reached and threatened strikes on the country’s bridges and power plants.
“Millions of proud Iranians rallied in unity to honor Grand Ayatollah Khamenei and his legacy. Neither them nor our Brave Armed Forces are moved by any threats,” Araghchi wrote on X, referencing the massive crowds that attended funeral ceremonies for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
“Para 13 of the MoU is clear: Negotiations on final Deal will not commence if threats continue Honor your signature,” he added.
Paragraph 13 of the MoU states that the US and Iran will start negotiations on a final deal “subject to the beginning of the implementation of paragraphs 1, 4, 5, 10 and 11 of this MoU and the continuing implementation of these measures.”
Paragraph 1 of the MoU states that the two sides agreed not to launch military operations against each other and to also “refrain from the threat or use of force against each other.”
Since the MoU was signed, Trump has repeatedly made threats against Iran, including a threat made against Araghchi and Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf when they were in Switzerland for talks with US Vice President JD Vance.
“You close [the Strait of Hormuz] and you won’t have a country,” Trump said at the time. “You won’t even make it back to your f–cking country.”
JUL 6, 2026
According to Fars News Agency, the Tehran Metro network has “recorded a total of 16 million passenger trips across all of its lines.”
Several top officials were seen in the crowds among mourners, despite reports of Israeli intentions to surveil the funeral and gather intelligence.
This included Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, President Masoud Pezeshkian, and commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force Esmail Qaani.
IRGC Commander-in-Chief Ahmad Vahidi was also spotted on a motorcycle in Tehran during the funeral procession. Up until four days ago, Vahidi had not been spotted in months.
Images released throughout the procession on Monday showed Iranians in tears, emotionally bidding farewell to the late leader.
“As the cortege reached Azadi Square, the vehicle carrying the sacred body of the martyred Leader was forced to stop because of the overwhelming outpouring of grief and affection from mourners gathered around it,” Tasnim News Agency reported.
Mourners also passionately demanded “vengeance.” Banners reading “There will be blood” and “We will kill Trump” were seen being raised across the procession.
Iranians carried religiously symbolic, red-colored flags of vengeance reading “O avengers of the blood of Imam Al-Hussein,” the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad who was killed in Karbala, Iraq in 680 AD.
Khamenei and other deceased resistance leaders and clerics, including Hezbollah’s late secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah – who wore a black turban (amama) symbolizing lineage from the Prophet Muhammad’s family – have often been described as “sons” or “grandsons” of Imam Al-Hussein.
During the funeral, mourners also threw stones at images of US President Donald Trump.
Banners were seen showing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Trump with red target circles on their faces.
“The world must know that we will avenge our martyred leader, our commanders, and our martyred populace. The message of this ceremony at the Tehran Musalla is strictly a message of revenge,” said Ebrahim Azizi, the chairman of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee.
The four-day, multi-city funeral will continue until Khamenei is buried in the Iranian city of Mashhad on 9 July. Ceremonies will be held in the Iraqi cities of Najaf and Karbala on Wednesday.
Khamenei’s funeral is among the largest in modern history and the largest since Nasrallah was laid to rest in Beirut in February 2025. Israeli warplanes flew over Nasrallah’s procession last year in an attempt to intimidate mourners.
The stunt prompted mass chants of defiance and calls for vengeance at the time. That funeral was attended by at least one million.
During the funeral of Khamenei’s predecessor, Ruhollah Khomeini, at least 10 million Iranians took to the streets of the country.
Khamenei was assassinated by the US and Israel on 28 February – the first day of the latest war on Iran.
Several members of his family were killed in the attack, including his wife, daughter, daughter-in-law, and grandchild. His son Mojtaba, who was injured in that attack, has succeeded him as supreme leader of the Islamic Republic.
Tehran has reportedly barred the new supreme leader from participating in funeral events for security purposes.
Dave DeCamp
Under the MoU, the
two sides must refrain from making threats before negotiating a final agreement
Iranian Foreign
Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Tuesday that there will be no talks between the
US and Iran under the Memorandum of Understanding on a final deal if President
Trump continues to make threats against Iran.
The statement from Araghchi came a day after President Trump said that he would “finish the job” in Iran if no final deal was reached and threatened strikes on the country’s bridges and power plants.
“Millions of proud Iranians rallied in unity to honor Grand Ayatollah Khamenei and his legacy. Neither them nor our Brave Armed Forces are moved by any threats,” Araghchi wrote on X, referencing the massive crowds that attended funeral ceremonies for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
“Para 13 of the MoU is clear: Negotiations on final Deal will not commence if threats continue Honor your signature,” he added.
Paragraph 13 of the MoU states that the US and Iran will start negotiations on a final deal “subject to the beginning of the implementation of paragraphs 1, 4, 5, 10 and 11 of this MoU and the continuing implementation of these measures.”
Paragraph 1 of the MoU states that the two sides agreed not to launch military operations against each other and to also “refrain from the threat or use of force against each other.”
Since the MoU was signed, Trump has repeatedly made threats against Iran, including a threat made against Araghchi and Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf when they were in Switzerland for talks with US Vice President JD Vance.
“You close [the Strait of Hormuz] and you won’t have a country,” Trump said at the time. “You won’t even make it back to your f–cking country.”
JUL 6, 2026
‘There
will be blood’: Millions mourn Khamenei, demand vengeance during historic
funeral procession
Top officials were
seen at the procession, including the IRGC Quds Force chief and Iran’s
president and foreign minister
Over 10 million
Iranians took to the streets of Tehran on 6 July for the main funeral
procession of late supreme leader Ali Khamenei, with citizens fervently
demanding “vengeance” for his killing.According to Fars News Agency, the Tehran Metro network has “recorded a total of 16 million passenger trips across all of its lines.”
Several top officials were seen in the crowds among mourners, despite reports of Israeli intentions to surveil the funeral and gather intelligence.
This included Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, President Masoud Pezeshkian, and commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force Esmail Qaani.
IRGC Commander-in-Chief Ahmad Vahidi was also spotted on a motorcycle in Tehran during the funeral procession. Up until four days ago, Vahidi had not been spotted in months.
Images released throughout the procession on Monday showed Iranians in tears, emotionally bidding farewell to the late leader.
“As the cortege reached Azadi Square, the vehicle carrying the sacred body of the martyred Leader was forced to stop because of the overwhelming outpouring of grief and affection from mourners gathered around it,” Tasnim News Agency reported.
Mourners also passionately demanded “vengeance.” Banners reading “There will be blood” and “We will kill Trump” were seen being raised across the procession.
Iranians carried religiously symbolic, red-colored flags of vengeance reading “O avengers of the blood of Imam Al-Hussein,” the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad who was killed in Karbala, Iraq in 680 AD.
Khamenei and other deceased resistance leaders and clerics, including Hezbollah’s late secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah – who wore a black turban (amama) symbolizing lineage from the Prophet Muhammad’s family – have often been described as “sons” or “grandsons” of Imam Al-Hussein.
During the funeral, mourners also threw stones at images of US President Donald Trump.
Banners were seen showing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Trump with red target circles on their faces.
“The world must know that we will avenge our martyred leader, our commanders, and our martyred populace. The message of this ceremony at the Tehran Musalla is strictly a message of revenge,” said Ebrahim Azizi, the chairman of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee.
The four-day, multi-city funeral will continue until Khamenei is buried in the Iranian city of Mashhad on 9 July. Ceremonies will be held in the Iraqi cities of Najaf and Karbala on Wednesday.
Khamenei’s funeral is among the largest in modern history and the largest since Nasrallah was laid to rest in Beirut in February 2025. Israeli warplanes flew over Nasrallah’s procession last year in an attempt to intimidate mourners.
The stunt prompted mass chants of defiance and calls for vengeance at the time. That funeral was attended by at least one million.
During the funeral of Khamenei’s predecessor, Ruhollah Khomeini, at least 10 million Iranians took to the streets of the country.
Khamenei was assassinated by the US and Israel on 28 February – the first day of the latest war on Iran.
Several members of his family were killed in the attack, including his wife, daughter, daughter-in-law, and grandchild. His son Mojtaba, who was injured in that attack, has succeeded him as supreme leader of the Islamic Republic.
Tehran has reportedly barred the new supreme leader from participating in funeral events for security purposes.
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