Iran's most senior clerics have called for the assassinations of President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The 88-member Assembly of Experts issued a 10-point statement in which they said killing “the wicked prime minister of the Zionist regime” and “the criminal American president” was a religious duty that must be carried out “under any circumstances.”
Religious Duty to Kill
The clerics, who are constitutionally tasked with choosing and supervising the supreme leader, wrote that the call for their assassinations and avenging the death of supreme leader Ali Khamenei was of “paramount” importance. “It is obligatory upon any duty-bound person who gains access to these criminals to send them to hell,” they wrote.
Iranian Newspaper Threatens Trump
In another development, Iranian newspaper Hamshahri ran a front-page story featuring Trump’s face in the crosshairs of a rifle scope with a banner headline reading “Revenge is certain.”
Cease-fire Negotiations Criticized
The clerics also warned that the ongoing cease-fire negotiations to end the war that has raged since Feb. 28, was merely a delay tactic to give the US more time to plan another round of attacks. “The likelihood of a renewed attack after will be very high — the matters raised in the memorandum of understanding must be resolved within the stipulated 30-day and 60-day deadlines,” they wrote, referring to the terms in the 14-point memorandum of understanding signed by the US and Iran aimed at ending the war.
Call for Street Protests
They further urged supporters of the Iranian regime to take to the streets “in the leader’s name,” adding that “the people’s presence is necessary and decisive.”
