- Iran parliament proposes bounty for Trump, Netanyahu assassination.
- Legislation offers 50 million euros for leaders’ deaths.
- Action linked to alleged strikes killing Supreme Leader Khamenei.
- Bounty reports intensify regional tensions, diplomatic concerns.
Iran is reportedly considering a controversial proposal that would place a multimillion-dollar bounty on US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to reports by Iran Wire and The Telegraph UK.
Ebrahim Azizi, chairman of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Iranian Parliament, announced that lawmakers were preparing legislation titled “Counter-Action by the Military and Security Forces of the Islamic Republic”. The proposed bill would reportedly allocate 50 million euros, around Rs 5.6 billion, to any individual or organisation involved in assassinating the American and Israeli leaders.
The Iranian parliament is expected to vote on the proposal linked to the February 28 strikes on Tehran that reportedly killed then-supreme leader Ali Khamenei. The development marks one of the most severe escalations in rhetoric between Tehran, Washington and Tel Aviv in recent years.
Iranian Leaders Call For ‘Counter-Action’
According to Iran Wire, Azizi said Trump, Netanyahu and United States Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander Admiral Brad Cooper should face “counter-action” over their alleged role in Khamenei’s killing.
Another member of Iran’s national security commission, Mahmoud Nabavian, also reportedly confirmed that parliament would soon consider a plan setting financial rewards for anyone who “sends Trump and Netanyahu to hell”. His remarks further intensified concerns over Tehran’s increasingly aggressive public messaging.
The reports have triggered fresh alarm internationally, particularly as tensions across the region remain fragile despite ongoing diplomatic efforts aimed at maintaining a ceasefire between Iran, the US and Israel.
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‘Kill Trump’ Campaign Claims Surface
The latest reports emerged only days after Masaf, a pro-regime Iranian media outlet, claimed that the Islamic regime had secured $50 million in funding for a campaign called “Kill Trump”.
Earlier, the Iran-linked cyberwarfare group “Handala” also issued a statement claiming it had allocated $50 million toward what it described as the “elimination of the primary architects of oppression and corruption”, referring to Trump and Netanyahu. The announcement came after the US Department of Justice offered a $10 million reward related to members of the hacking group.
Handala claimed the money would be awarded to any person or organisation that took “actual action” against the two leaders. The statements added to fears that threats once confined to propaganda or online rhetoric may now be entering a more organised political sphere.
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Escalation Threatens Fragile Diplomatic Efforts
Tehran’s reported bounty legislation represents a significant escalation from earlier threats, including religious fatwas and propaganda campaigns targeting foreign leaders. Analysts fear such rhetoric could undermine the already delicate ceasefire involving Iran, Israel and the United States.
Last year, Trump warned that if Tehran attempted to assassinate him, the US would issue “very strict orders” to “wipe them off the face of the Earth”. The latest developments are likely to renew security concerns in Washington and among US allies.
