The report says Mojtaba Khamenei issued a written message stating that the nation’s demand for retaliation “must certainly” be carried out for the blood of the slain leader and other “martyrs” from the conflict. The message is presented as his first public statement since funeral ceremonies for Ali Khamenei began.

It also describes escalating rhetoric between Washington and Tehran. Trump posted that Iran had threatened to assassinate him and that the U.S. military was prepared to respond with extreme force. The article links the heightened threats to ongoing efforts by mediators to keep diplomacy alive after recent exchanges of strikes.

On the diplomatic track, the article notes that U.S. and Iranian delegations have held talks and that a key sticking point remains the Strait of Hormuz—specifically whether Iran will stop firing on commercial ships and whether it will publicly acknowledge that shipping can transit normally. The report adds that mediators, including Qatar and others, have been trying to reinforce talks while both sides trade demands and warnings.