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ranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said, when asked about the fatwa issued by two Iranian grand ayatollahs in late June about assassinating Trump,[2] that they "have not issued decrees or fatwas against any individual or against Donald Trump"[3] and that "first off, it has nothing to do with the Iranian government or to His Eminence the Supreme Leader of Iran."[4] He went on to say that "what they actually meant by the fatwa was in condemnation of an insult to a religion or religious personalities. And they were actually saying that this is deplorable, this is unacceptable. So it was not directed towards the U.S. president or any other individual... I can assure you that the meaning of this fatwa should not be construed or considered as a threat against an individual."
However, in Iran in recent days there has been an increase in explicit calls for assassinating Trump, from the Iranian regime's religious establishment, due allegedly to a threat by Trump to assassinate Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei – even though Trump said he had actually prevented such a move. These calls are backed by fatwas issued in late June by Iranian grand ayatollahs.[5] The fatwas stated that the punishment for Trump is the same as for a muhareb – that is, an enemy of Allah and Islam – and that is death, and the permitting of his blood.[6]
Iranian regime officials, among them Assembly of Expert members who are close to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, senior clerics and lecturers at the Howza-e Ilmiyya seminaries,[7] and the regime's Friday preachers, are explicitly calling for Trump's assassination. This regime religious elite has also called on young Muslims and on "cells of resistance" across the world to carry out this fatwa, presenting the fight against Trump as a religious obligation that will be greatly rewarded, including with entry into Paradise. Additionally, a new movement in Iran, called "Blood Covenant," that was announced under the aegis of the Iranian regime, claims to have raised, as of this writing, nearly $40.3 million for assassinating Trump.[8]
It should be emphasized that grand ayatollahs are a supreme religious authority and a source for emulation, and that they guide the religious public. Thus, a fatwa issued by them is not only a declaration but also an order to be carried out.[9]
The fact that these calls to assassinate Trump are coming from above and being echoed in the street and through all strata of society, including in the Iranian media, underlines the depth and uniformity of the regime's institutional incitement. It reflects a broad religious and regime consensus strengthened by reiterated emphasis of the reward anyone carrying out the punishment against Trump can expect to receive – in addition to the $40.3 million, also Paradise and the status of a defender of Islam. Most of the declarations are addressed directly to the younger generation of Muslims worldwide, exhorting them to act against Trump right now. As part of this, the struggle is depicted not as a political clash but as an all-out religious war between Islam and the "leader of apostasy" and the "enemy of Islam," and between the messengers of Allah and the enemies of Allah.
This report will present statements and declarations by the Iranian regime's religious establishment calling for an operation to assassinate U.S. President Donald Trump.
Iranian Assembly Of Experts Presidential Committee Member Ayatollah Mohsen Araki: "The Property And Life Of The American President Are Permitted [For Targeting]"; "All Muslims In The World Must Join The Fray In Order To Defend The Religion Of Islam And The Integrity Of The Islamic World"; " According to the Quran, he is assured Paradise"; "This Is A Clear Warning To America And To Those Who Support It"
Ayatollah Mohsen Araki, a member of the presidential committee of Iran's Assembly Of Experts, said in a July 2, 2025 interview with the Tasnim news agency that, in the context of the fatwas against President Trump issued by Iranian grand ayatollahs last week, Trump's property and life, and those of all his supporters, are permissible targets for the Muslims. He added that it is obligatory to act immediately against the political, economic, media, and military interests of all those who threaten Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei until they regret having done so.
Araki said that assassinating Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and U.S. and Israeli soldiers will be greatly rewarded, and any Muslim in the world who causes them damage will be defending the foundations of Islam and is entitled to enter Paradise. This, he said, is because Trump's and Netanyahu's war is not only against the Iranians, but also against the Quran, Islam, and Allah Himself.
The following is a translation of the main points of Araki's statements in the interview:
"Israel's existence is essentially that of a kafir harbi [a non-Muslim with whom war can be waged]. Even had it not committed crimes in Gaza, there is no haram [prohibition] against [targeting] its life, property, or anything that belongs to it, and thus it must be fought with full force. It was America that planned and is carrying out Israel's war against Iran, and therefore America too is defined today as a kafir harbi state, as are its president, its supporters, and its allies.
Ayatollah Mohsen Araki (Source: Tasnim, Iran, July 2, 2025)
"According to the recent fatwas [by the Iranian grand ayatollahs], the administration and the president of the U.S. are defined for all Muslims as a kafir harbi regime – that is, their property and lives are permitted to us, as are the lives of those who rely on the American government. Of course, the fate of those who do not see themselves as subservient to the Trump administration and America is different. Anyone who supports Trump, or supports the military, or who has supported and continues to support Trump's war decisions, will suffer the same fate. Regimes such as Britain, France, and Germany, which officially and openly support Trump and Netanyahu, are also considered kafir harbi.
"The fact that there is a threat against Supreme Leader [Ali Khamenei] grants [the right of] and applies the law of muhareb to Trump, Netanyahu, and the U.S. There is an absolute and indisputable obligation to repel this threat. To repel it means that we need not wait for the threat to actually materialize – it is enough for the enemy to have planned, prepared its army, carried out mobilization, and prior to this even launched an attack. That is, it has already actualized its threat, and we must respond in a way that will make it regret having done so.
"I ratify the fatwas of the grand ayatollahs, according to which anyone threatening the Supreme Leader is defined as a muhareb. All Muslims in the world must join the fray in order to defend the religion of Islam and the integrity of the Islamic world. There is a vital need for an operation against the political, economic, media, and military interests of the enemy who threatened the leader, and it must be made to regret having done so... Comprehensive operations must be undertaken worldwide against anyone threatening the leader of the [Islamic] revolution [Khamenei].
"Killing Trump, Netanyahu, and American and Israeli soldiers is considered a deed warranting enormous reward. Any Muslim, anywhere in the world, who can damage the Americans or the Zionists will be defending the foundations of Islam, and doing so is his practical and binding obligation. According to the Quran, he is assured Paradise. The war that Trump, Netanyahu, and their partners forced on Islam, on the Muslims, and on the messenger of Allah is not their war on us. It is a war on the messenger of Allah, the Quran, Islam, and Allah Himself...
"In Western Asia [i.e. Middle East] and across the world, there are millions of people who are ready to act according to this Islamic fatwa. This is a clear warning to America and to those who support it. The recent fatwa by the grand ayatollahs and by various jurisprudents in the Islamic world, that is addressed to hundreds of millions of Muslims, is a warning and a severe message to America and the Zionist regime: All your interests are in danger. You must realize that with this threat against the Leader of the Revolution [Khamenei], they have decreed war on nearly a billion Muslims."[10]
Ayatollah Najm Al-Din Tabasi, Member Of The Lecturers Union Of The Howza-e Ilmiyya Seminary In Qom: "Trump Is A Clear Enemy Of Islam, And Must Be Punished... The Same Hand That Sent The Arrow [i.e. Bullet] To [Trump's] Ear [in July 2024]... Can Today Accurately Strike The Target – The Bold Young People Of The Islamic World Will No Longer Allow This Criminal Any Sense Of Security
https://www.memri.org/reports/irani...ad-against-president-trump-threat-khamenei-he
However, in Iran in recent days there has been an increase in explicit calls for assassinating Trump, from the Iranian regime's religious establishment, due allegedly to a threat by Trump to assassinate Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei – even though Trump said he had actually prevented such a move. These calls are backed by fatwas issued in late June by Iranian grand ayatollahs.[5] The fatwas stated that the punishment for Trump is the same as for a muhareb – that is, an enemy of Allah and Islam – and that is death, and the permitting of his blood.[6]
Iranian regime officials, among them Assembly of Expert members who are close to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, senior clerics and lecturers at the Howza-e Ilmiyya seminaries,[7] and the regime's Friday preachers, are explicitly calling for Trump's assassination. This regime religious elite has also called on young Muslims and on "cells of resistance" across the world to carry out this fatwa, presenting the fight against Trump as a religious obligation that will be greatly rewarded, including with entry into Paradise. Additionally, a new movement in Iran, called "Blood Covenant," that was announced under the aegis of the Iranian regime, claims to have raised, as of this writing, nearly $40.3 million for assassinating Trump.[8]
It should be emphasized that grand ayatollahs are a supreme religious authority and a source for emulation, and that they guide the religious public. Thus, a fatwa issued by them is not only a declaration but also an order to be carried out.[9]
The fact that these calls to assassinate Trump are coming from above and being echoed in the street and through all strata of society, including in the Iranian media, underlines the depth and uniformity of the regime's institutional incitement. It reflects a broad religious and regime consensus strengthened by reiterated emphasis of the reward anyone carrying out the punishment against Trump can expect to receive – in addition to the $40.3 million, also Paradise and the status of a defender of Islam. Most of the declarations are addressed directly to the younger generation of Muslims worldwide, exhorting them to act against Trump right now. As part of this, the struggle is depicted not as a political clash but as an all-out religious war between Islam and the "leader of apostasy" and the "enemy of Islam," and between the messengers of Allah and the enemies of Allah.
This report will present statements and declarations by the Iranian regime's religious establishment calling for an operation to assassinate U.S. President Donald Trump.
Iranian Assembly Of Experts Presidential Committee Member Ayatollah Mohsen Araki: "The Property And Life Of The American President Are Permitted [For Targeting]"; "All Muslims In The World Must Join The Fray In Order To Defend The Religion Of Islam And The Integrity Of The Islamic World"; " According to the Quran, he is assured Paradise"; "This Is A Clear Warning To America And To Those Who Support It"
Ayatollah Mohsen Araki, a member of the presidential committee of Iran's Assembly Of Experts, said in a July 2, 2025 interview with the Tasnim news agency that, in the context of the fatwas against President Trump issued by Iranian grand ayatollahs last week, Trump's property and life, and those of all his supporters, are permissible targets for the Muslims. He added that it is obligatory to act immediately against the political, economic, media, and military interests of all those who threaten Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei until they regret having done so.
Araki said that assassinating Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and U.S. and Israeli soldiers will be greatly rewarded, and any Muslim in the world who causes them damage will be defending the foundations of Islam and is entitled to enter Paradise. This, he said, is because Trump's and Netanyahu's war is not only against the Iranians, but also against the Quran, Islam, and Allah Himself.
The following is a translation of the main points of Araki's statements in the interview:
"Israel's existence is essentially that of a kafir harbi [a non-Muslim with whom war can be waged]. Even had it not committed crimes in Gaza, there is no haram [prohibition] against [targeting] its life, property, or anything that belongs to it, and thus it must be fought with full force. It was America that planned and is carrying out Israel's war against Iran, and therefore America too is defined today as a kafir harbi state, as are its president, its supporters, and its allies.
Ayatollah Mohsen Araki (Source: Tasnim, Iran, July 2, 2025)
"According to the recent fatwas [by the Iranian grand ayatollahs], the administration and the president of the U.S. are defined for all Muslims as a kafir harbi regime – that is, their property and lives are permitted to us, as are the lives of those who rely on the American government. Of course, the fate of those who do not see themselves as subservient to the Trump administration and America is different. Anyone who supports Trump, or supports the military, or who has supported and continues to support Trump's war decisions, will suffer the same fate. Regimes such as Britain, France, and Germany, which officially and openly support Trump and Netanyahu, are also considered kafir harbi.
"The fact that there is a threat against Supreme Leader [Ali Khamenei] grants [the right of] and applies the law of muhareb to Trump, Netanyahu, and the U.S. There is an absolute and indisputable obligation to repel this threat. To repel it means that we need not wait for the threat to actually materialize – it is enough for the enemy to have planned, prepared its army, carried out mobilization, and prior to this even launched an attack. That is, it has already actualized its threat, and we must respond in a way that will make it regret having done so.
"I ratify the fatwas of the grand ayatollahs, according to which anyone threatening the Supreme Leader is defined as a muhareb. All Muslims in the world must join the fray in order to defend the religion of Islam and the integrity of the Islamic world. There is a vital need for an operation against the political, economic, media, and military interests of the enemy who threatened the leader, and it must be made to regret having done so... Comprehensive operations must be undertaken worldwide against anyone threatening the leader of the [Islamic] revolution [Khamenei].
"Killing Trump, Netanyahu, and American and Israeli soldiers is considered a deed warranting enormous reward. Any Muslim, anywhere in the world, who can damage the Americans or the Zionists will be defending the foundations of Islam, and doing so is his practical and binding obligation. According to the Quran, he is assured Paradise. The war that Trump, Netanyahu, and their partners forced on Islam, on the Muslims, and on the messenger of Allah is not their war on us. It is a war on the messenger of Allah, the Quran, Islam, and Allah Himself...
"In Western Asia [i.e. Middle East] and across the world, there are millions of people who are ready to act according to this Islamic fatwa. This is a clear warning to America and to those who support it. The recent fatwa by the grand ayatollahs and by various jurisprudents in the Islamic world, that is addressed to hundreds of millions of Muslims, is a warning and a severe message to America and the Zionist regime: All your interests are in danger. You must realize that with this threat against the Leader of the Revolution [Khamenei], they have decreed war on nearly a billion Muslims."[10]
Ayatollah Najm Al-Din Tabasi, Member Of The Lecturers Union Of The Howza-e Ilmiyya Seminary In Qom: "Trump Is A Clear Enemy Of Islam, And Must Be Punished... The Same Hand That Sent The Arrow [i.e. Bullet] To [Trump's] Ear [in July 2024]... Can Today Accurately Strike The Target – The Bold Young People Of The Islamic World Will No Longer Allow This Criminal Any Sense Of Security
https://www.memri.org/reports/irani...ad-against-president-trump-threat-khamenei-he
