
Trump Signals Peace with Iran as Millions Demand Revenge
Tens of millions of Iranians mourned Ayatollah Khamenei after US strikes killed him in February. President Trump says Iran's government wants a deal. But the mourners chanted against America and invoked *khunkhahi*—the Persian tradition of blood vengeance. Iran's new Supreme Leader faces an immediate test: satisfy both war-weary citizens and those demanding retaliation for Khamenei's death.
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