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It's Donald Trump's worst nightmare. Ayatollah Khamenei's funeral continues to grow. Now it's in Najaf in Iraq. And as the Trump regime is doing everything it can to try to control the government in Iraq, you have Iraq's prime minister declaring a national day of mourning for Ayatollah Khamenei. The signs that we're seeing in Najaf look an awful lot like the signs we saw in Calm and in Tehran. Lots of signs there saying Kill Trump. Lots of signs threatening Donald Trump. Lots of chants that we're hearing. Death to Trump, Kill Trump types of chants and. And Death to America chants. And the Iranians are saying, look, we're talking about the. Not the people. Let me show you what's going on in Iraq right now. As noted, the prime Minister of Iraq has declared today, Wednesday a public holiday. You see the sign here? Hashtag Killed Trump? Show you some B roll right here of signs that also say Kill Trump in the Najaf welcoming area. Najaf is in Iraq. So the first days of the profession were in Iran. Now it's in Iraq. Why Iraq? Huge Shiite population there. And the Ayatollah was a spirit leader for the Shiite community. I've described him as basically the equivalent of the Pope for the Shiite community. A huge Shiite community in Iraq. We saw the President of Iran, Dr. Pezeshkian was there, although he had to leave once the Trump regime attacked Iran's Qeshm, Syriac and other cities right there on the Strait of Hormuz. We'll show you some B roll right here of the people in Iraq. Hold the casket right there of Ayatollah Khamenei right there. And this was at the airport. Here's Iran's President Possesskin, its former, its foreign minister, General Rezae, Deputy Parliament speaker, all walking alongside the Iraqi prime minister. Over here. You see them. More B roll of that. You take a look right here. There's also Iraqi Christian pastors, pastors who are out there as well. You see signs in Iraq right now. This on a national day of mourning. Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaydis declared today the national public holiday, as I noted. Here's another poster that we see in Iraq right now along the funeral route. It says, welcome you who humbled the US and exposed normalization of relations with Israel. Let me just show you what the funeral procession was looked like right here in Najaf. Because, I mean, this procession, not just huge in Iran, it's huge in Iraq. Show you some photos here. Photos, photos, photos. Other photos right here of the huge procession taking place in Iraq. I'll just show you about 10 seconds of it so you can see for yourself what's going on there. Now. You'll see over here. Iraqi Prime Minister Al Zahidi officially welcoming President Possesskian, who had to leave early. The Iraqi forces performed an official military salute for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Let me show you what that official salute looked like. Here, play this clip. And here's how it's being described on drop side. I think they have a pretty good summary of what just went down. So the body of Ayatollah Komine arrived in Najaf, Iraq, where it was received with full state honors by Iraq's type leadership, including Shia, Sunni, Kurdish, Christian and other political, political and religious representatives. Some Iraqi members of parliaments were heard chanting death to America while angry crowds gathered outside the shrine holding signs reading Kill Trump. Iraq is hosting an official state funeral for the former Iranian supreme leader, with millions of Iraqis expected to line the streets to pay their respects. And this is just the beginning. But today, obviously, we're seeing the crowds grow and grow and grow and grow. For many Iraqis, Khamenei was their spiritual and religious leader. Others viewed him as the leader of a legitimate resistance movement against the United States and Israel, while others saw him as a prominent Islamic scholar deserving of respect regardless of politics. Notably, senior IRGC commander Mohsin Raza stood alongside Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zahedi throughout the airport ceremony days before. Al Sudani is expected to meet President Trump next week. I think that is notable as well. Now, it should be noted that during these processions, that's when the United States attacked Iran in Kesham, in Syric and Manob as well. They attacked right by the Manob hospital. And that's of course where the Trump regime previously slaughtered 168 Iranian little girls. To which MB Gallaboff, Iran's parliament, later says major MoU violation by the US violating Iranian adjustments in the strait, Persistent threats of further strikes, reinstating oil sanctions, attacks on southern Iran, continued Zionist aggression on Lebanon. The era of bullying and extortion and over it leads nowhere. We don't fold.
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And then you have Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps leadership over here saying the following Iran to neighboring countries restraint is over. We will target the infrastructure of the American Zionist enemy, the uae, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar and their partners in a way that will deprive America and its allies of the region's oil and gas for years. Consider this your warning. Donald Trump was posting on social media things like this, I voted for this. Boom. That's Donald Trump's behavior in War and Peace.
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I voted for this. Let me share with you what Professor Morandi, who was with the Iranian negotiating team with Golubov with the Ragchi, he was there in Islamabad and he's very close to the civilian leadership in the Iranian regime. He just spoke with Professor Glenn Deason about what, you know, his view of the funeral procession, why it's sending a message that has Donald Trump terrified and also how Iran has used the MOU period and Iran has used the cease fire to build up its military capabilities. I mean, you can hear it directly from the source right here. Let's play it for yourself.
Professor Morandi (Interviewee)
And Iran's Iran has been using the ceasefire and MoU to prepare itself for war. Iran has, there were lots of tankers in the Persian Gulf where Iran which were trapped, Iranian tankers. And then as soon as the MoU was signed, all these tankers left for their markets in Asia. And ships have been moving, going to Iranian port. So Iran has been. Herring itself militarily and Iranian society for further confrontation. Not that we want confrontation, but, you know, it's Trump and it's Netanyahu. So Iran has to be prepared for war. So Iran is more prepared for war today, militarily speaking, than it was at the beginning of the war. It's manufacturing new missiles with more advanced missiles, more advanced drones, expanding its underground network of missile and drone cities, command and control centers and so on, incorporating new technologies into the armed forces. And then, of course, we have today the ongoing funeral which we saw yesterday, too, that well over 10 million people attended yesterday, the largest funeral in human history, which is ongoing today in the city of Qom. You have a couple of million people there. It shows the, the high degree of popular legitimacy of the Islamic Republic. No one can deny it anymore. But for the first time, this, this crowd for the first time is being somewhat acknowledged in the west for what it really is and what it means. And you, so you can one, I, I would claim that Iran has much more popular legitimacy than Western regimes do. And these are the evidences in front of us on, in the heat of summer, at a time when the country has been under economic siege for decades. It has just gone through two wars of aggression. It's infrastructure damaged and a siege on Iranian ports. It's hurt the economy significantly. Yet you see these numbers come to, these people come to the streets. And so, and the depth of that popular legitimacy is another issue as well, that coming out in the heat of the summer, it took me three hours, almost three hours to get there, and we had to walk hours in the sun and, and then it took me a couple of hours to get home, so I was exhausted. I had to go to sleep. So it just shows, you know, the, the, the strength of Iran. It has the support of the public. It says armed forces are capable. All of this is leverage. All of this is leverage. And so ultimately, if the United States refrains from forcing the Israeli regime out of Lebanon, things are not going to get any better for Trump. The, the economic problems will persist and at a time when the US Economy is in deep trouble and he will not get a nuclear deal at all, despite the fact that he promised to get a much better deal and Obama,
Political Commentator / News Analyst
and meanwhile, Donald Trump has been repeatedly posting overnight images of Iran under attack by the United States. And Donald Trump is posting this on his social media platform right now. Just very bizarre behavior, very bizarre behavior by Donald Trump right there. Massive strikes against Iran. Iyal Yakabi Jacobi, he posts that boom. And the United States military has never been stronger, more powerful. No other nation can do what we do. It's not even close. That's what Donald Trump says. It's not even close. And then of course, you know, the day before Donald Trump said no one knows what the Strait of Hormuz is. Here's what he said.
Donald Trump (Quoted)
The straight and the famous Strait of Hormuz nobody ever heard of. But, but it's some, it is a, that is some big money machine. I'll tell you what, when you look at the numbers, Michael, there you have it, folks.
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Date: July 8, 2026
Hosts: Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas (MeidasTouch Network)
Theme: Escalating anti-Trump and anti-American sentiment during Ayatollah Khamenei’s funeral processions; Middle East tensions following direct U.S. military intervention under the Trump regime.
This episode dives into the intensifying anti-Trump and anti-American sentiment emerging throughout the Middle East as Ayatollah Khamenei’s funeral draws massive crowds—and, for the first time, open displays of anger specifically directed at Donald Trump. The Meiselas brothers cover the unprecedented scale of the processions both in Iran and Iraq, expose sharply critical and threatening rhetoric targeting Trump, and analyze U.S.–Iran tensions after recent American strikes on southern Iranian cities. The show features direct expert commentary, first-hand observations from Iranian officials, and Trump’s controversial social media responses to the ongoing crisis.
[02:11–07:52]
The funeral for Ayatollah Khamenei spreads to Najaf, Iraq, with vast crowds and highly charged anti-Trump/anti-U.S. rhetoric.
Iraq’s Prime Minister declares a national day of mourning, underscoring the Shiite connection between Iran and Iraq and the significance of Khamenei.
Notable chants and signage: “Death to Trump,” “Kill Trump,” and “Death to America” are seen and heard throughout the massive demonstrations.
The episode features B-roll descriptions of crowds and official ceremonies attended by major political and religious figures from both Iran and Iraq.
“Lots of signs there saying ‘Kill Trump.’ Lots of chants… ‘Death to Trump, Kill Trump types of chants and… Death to America chants.’”
—Political Commentator/News Analyst [02:34]
The hosts compare the procession’s size and participation (estimated in the millions) to some of the largest public gatherings in modern history.
[05:45–07:52]
The U.S., under the Trump administration, launches strikes on Iranian cities (Qeshm, Syriac, and others near the Strait of Hormuz), coinciding with the funeral.
Ongoing claims of severe civilian casualties—specifically referencing a prior incident described as the “Trump regime previously slaughtered 168 Iranian little girls.”
“That’s of course where the Trump regime previously slaughtered 168 Iranian little girls.”
—Political Commentator/News Analyst [07:29]
Iranian and Iraqi leaders respond with statements condemning U.S. actions and warning of continued resistance.
[09:44–10:23]
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard issues a direct warning to neighboring U.S.-aligned countries (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar), threatening strategic infrastructure should aggression persist.
“We will target the infrastructure of the American Zionist enemy… in a way that will deprive America and its allies of the region's oil and gas for years. Consider this your warning.”
—Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps spokesperson (summarized by host) [09:53]
[10:00–14:30]
Trump’s social media strategy is discussed: he posts approvingly about the strikes (“I voted for this. Boom.”) and boasts about U.S. military strength.
“I voted for this. Boom. That’s Donald Trump’s behavior in War and Peace.”
—Political Commentator/News Analyst [09:59]
“The United States military has never been stronger, more powerful. No other nation can do what we do. It’s not even close.”
—Donald Trump (quoted) [14:19]
Trump’s apparent lack of geographic awareness called out:
“The straight and the famous Strait of Hormuz nobody ever heard of. But it’s some… that is some big money machine…”
—Donald Trump (quoted) [15:17]
[11:13–14:30]
Professor Morandi, close to Iran’s leadership and negotiation teams, details Iran’s use of the ceasefire and MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) period to bolster military readiness.
Describes Iran’s advanced missile and drone programs and underground infrastructure.
Emphasizes the funeral turnout as proof of deep popular legitimacy for the Iranian government, contrasting it with Western political systems.
“…the largest funeral in human history… You have a couple of million people there. It shows the high degree of popular legitimacy of the Islamic Republic. No one can deny it anymore.”
—Professor Morandi [13:42]
“Iran has much more popular legitimacy than Western regimes do. And these are the evidences in front of us…”
—Professor Morandi [13:56]
Asserts Iran is more prepared for war now than at the start of this crisis, and doubts Trump’s ability to secure a better nuclear deal.
Anti-Trump Crowd Rhetoric:
“Death to Trump, Kill Trump” (various signs and chants, reported [02:45–03:30])
Iranian Government Readiness:
“Iran is more prepared for war today, militarily speaking, than it was at the beginning of the war.”
—Professor Morandi [12:13]
On the Funeral’s Symbolism:
“For the first time, this crowd is being somewhat acknowledged in the West for what it really is and what it means.”
—Professor Morandi [13:30]
Trump’s Bravado:
“I voted for this. Boom.”
—Donald Trump (quoted by hosts) [10:00]
“The United States military has never been stronger, more powerful. No other nation can do what we do.”
—Donald Trump (quoted) [14:20]
Hosts’ Takeaways:
“Very bizarre behavior by Donald Trump right there.”
—Political Commentator/News Analyst [14:28]
| Segment | Topic | Notable Quotes / Points | Timestamps | |-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------| | Opening Segment | Funeral crowds, anti-Trump/US sentiment | “Kill Trump” signs, “Death to America” chants | 02:11–05:45 | | US Military Action | Strikes on Iran during funeral | Cites “slaughtered 168 Iranian little girls” incident | 05:45–07:52 | | Regional Responses | Guard Corps warnings to US allies in region | Threatens oil/gas infrastructure | 09:44–10:23 | | Trump’s Response | Boasts on social media about military actions | “I voted for this. Boom.” | 10:00–14:30 | | Iran Perspective | Prof. Morandi on military readiness, legitimacy | Iran “more prepared for war”; funeral as “popular legitimacy”| 11:13–14:30 | | Trump’s Geography Gaffe| Confused about Strait of Hormuz | “Nobody ever heard of…” | 15:17 |
The episode presents a granular, on-the-ground perspective of the growing threats against Donald Trump and the U.S. in the Middle East, underscored by huge funeral turnouts and direct statements from both American and Iranian actors. The hosts’ characteristic mix of political analysis and brotherly banter is underscored by real-time quotes, footage, and outside expert insights, painting a picture of escalating risks for U.S. interests and a leadership crisis for Trump as global tensions boil over.