Tehran funeral turns into rebuke of Iran’s peace negotiators

Mourners at Ali Khamenei’s Tehran funeral heckled foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and other negotiators, shouting threats and calling them traitors as tensions over Iran’s talks with the US surface. The incident underscores sharp internal rifts between hardliners and moderates, with some mourners urging a tougher line while officials warn that such abuse could jeopardize diplomacy. The government’s posture toward negotiations remains fragile, with talks not expected to resume until after the leader’s burial and the mourning spectacle serving as a display of unity amid factional pressure.