Trump Signals Peace with Iran as Millions Demand Revenge

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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