Iranians burn giant poster of Trump and Netanyahu, demand revenge
Earlier, thousands of Iranians mocked Trump at an annual rally marking the US embassy seizure and hostage crisis following the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Iranian protesters in Tehran's Enghelab Square set fire to a large poster depicting US President Donald Trump, his Vice President JD Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The demonstration took place following the Republicans' significant losses in the midterm elections, in which Democrats gained control of Congress.
The poster's creation was attributed to Trump and Netanyahu, who initiated a series of surprise attacks against Iran that resulted in the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and other casualties, sparking a Middle East war. The crowd, waving red flags, chanted for revenge for Khamenei's death, with some slogans demanding the "killing of Trump."
The rally echoed a past event where Iranians mocked Trump at a commemoration of the 1979 US embassy takeover and hostage crisis. President Trump acknowledged that his war with Iran in February contributed to the electoral defeat. Iranian officials have since ridiculed Trump, with security chief Mohsen Rezaei claiming it marked a "political defeat" after Tehran had dealt the US a "strategic defeat" on the battlefield and in the Hormuz Strait.
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