Hussein Shariatmadari, the supreme leader's representative at the Iranian state newspaper Kayhan, demanded on Monday that retribution for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death "must take place on American soil itself." Shariatmadari, who was selected by Khamenei to serve as editor-in-chief for Kayhan, also asserted that Iranian negotiators should seek the extradition of former President Donald Trump to Tehran for punishment related to the Iran-US conflict.
"The first step in fulfilling the Leader’s demands in the negotiations is to insist on handing Trump over to the Islamic Republic for trial in Iran’s judicial authorities," Shariatmadari wrote. This statement comes amid ongoing geopolitical tensions and the recent death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.