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Hardliners demand war, blame leaders at Khamenei funeral

7/18/2026

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Hardliners used Khamenei’s funeral to demand war and accuse President Masoud Pezeshkian and Chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf of a soft coup.
The U.S. ceasefire signed by President Masoud Pezeshkian and Chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf collapsed.
Hardline lawmaker Mahmoud Nabavian was removed from the parliament’s National Security Commission.
Mourners chanted “death to the compromiser,” threw rocks at Diplomat Abbas Araghchi, forcing him to flee.

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Hardliners used Khamenei’s funeral to demand war and accuse President Masoud Pezeshkian and Chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf of a soft coup.
The U.S. ceasefire signed by President Masoud Pezeshkian and Chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf collapsed.
Hardline lawmaker Mahmoud Nabavian was removed from the parliament’s National Security Commission.
Mourners chanted “death to the compromiser,” threw rocks at Diplomat Abbas Araghchi, forcing him to flee.