'Expected him to be unpopular': Trump shocked by Khamenei funeral turnout
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Source: Middle East Eye
Published: 2026-07-05 11:37 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 90
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Middle East, Iran, US Politics
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US President Donald Trump has said he was "shocked" by the massive turnout at the funeral of Iran’s assassinated supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, saying he had expected the late leader to be widely unpopular.
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