“Because we’re nice”: Trump says won’t bomb Iran during Khamenei’s funeral
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US President Donald Trump said the United States had granted Iran a temporary pause in hostilities to accommodate funeral proceedings for its slain Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Trump, in a speech delivered at Mount Rushmore on the eve of the United States’ 250th Independence Day celebrations, said: “We knocked the hell out of Iran. They’re dying to settle. They want to settle so badly. We gave them a week off for a funeral because we’re nice.”
Khamenei, who led Iran for decades, was killed in a US-‘Israeli’ airstrike in late February 2026 at the outset of escalated conflict.
Iran has organized an extensive, multi-day funeral spectacle beginning around July 4, spanning several cities and expected to draw millions of mourners.
Ceremonies include processions in Tehran and other locations, with the burial scheduled for July 9.
The events coincide symbolically with US national observances, prompting chants of “Death to America” from some attendees.
Iranian officials have warned against any attacks during the mourning period, deploying significant security forces.
