The likeness of the US president was torched during a funeral procession for late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in an airstrike
Published 11 Jul, 2026 00:04
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Iranian mourners in the city of Mashhad have set a giant Lego-style effigy of US President Donald Trump ablaze during a funeral procession for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to local media.
The late Iranian supreme leader was killed in the opening wave of US-Israeli airstrikes on Tehran in late February, alongside several members of his family.
Footage published by Iranian media on Friday shows the Trump effigy suspended from a construction crane before a man sets it on fire. As the figure is engulfed in flames, the crowd chants “Death to America” and “Death to Israel” in Farsi.
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The week-long funeral ceremonies began in Tehran last Friday, where Iranian officials and foreign dignitaries paid their respects. Khamenei’s cortege then traveled through several Iranian and Iraqi cities before he was buried in his hometown of Mashhad on Thursday.
Iranian state media said millions attended the ceremonies, many carrying red-and-white flags symbolizing martyrdom and revenge in Shia Islam.
In Tehran, some mourners carried banners reading “Kill Trump: $100 million Iranian bounty,” while others threw stones at a billboard depicting Trump with a bullet aimed at his head alongside the message: “The US killed our father. We won’t let you go!”
Other posters reportedly placed US Vice President J.D. Vance, US War Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the crosshairs beneath the slogan “There will be blood.”
Speaking at the NATO summit in Ankara on Wednesday, Trump said he “may be gone,” adding that he is Tehran’s “number one target.”
His comments came after a fresh escalation between Washington and Tehran, which saw the US strike dozens of targets in Iran and the Islamic Republic launch retaliatory attacks earlier this week.
During the conflict in March, Iran also waged an online propaganda campaign featuring AI-generated Lego-style videos portraying Trump and Israeli leaders in panic. Several of the clips went viral on social media.
