India, July 5 -- US President Donald Trump said he has been closely following the funeral ceremonies for former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and claimed that Iran's top leadership was gathered in one place.

Speaking to US media outlet Axios, Trump referred to the mass funeral events being held in Tehran and suggested the gathering presented a military opportunity, though he said it would not be pursued because of ongoing diplomacy.

"They are all there. One shot [and we can take them all out], but we are not going to do that because then we would have nobody to negotiate with," he told Axios.

The US president also commented on scenes from the funeral, where large crowds gathered to mourn the late Iranian leader.

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