Iran’s embassy in Armenia has criticised US President Donald Trump after comments he made about the funeral of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Responding on X, the embassy wrote: “People can be killed, but ideals cannot. You killed Ayatollah Khamenei, but in reality, you broke a perfume bottle whose scent spread everyplace.”
The statement came after Trump told Axios that he could “eliminate everyone” attending the funeral but had chosen not to because “there will be no one left to negotiate”.
The embassy also accused Trump of failing to understand the significance of the public mourning, adding: “You don’t understand these things because you have neither civilization, nor history, nor honor.”
People can be killed, but ideals cannot. You killed Ayatollah Khamenei, but in reality, you broke a perfume bottle whose scent spread everyplace. You don’t understand these things because you have neither civilization, nor history, nor honor. https://t.co/TtWtNlzG3f
— IRI Embassy in Armenia (@iraninyerevan) July 4, 2026
