THE TELEGRAPH: ‘Religious duty’ to kill US president and Israeli PM ‘must not be neglected’, says Tehran’s Assembly of Experts
Iran’s most senior clerics have called for the assassination of Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu.
In a 10-point statement, the Assembly of Experts said the killing of “the criminal American president” and “the wicked prime minister of the Zionist regime” was a religious duty.
Assassinating the two leaders – whom they described as mahdour al-dam, or deserving of death – “must not be neglected under any circumstances”.
The call to action came despite Washington and Tehran having signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the Middle East war, which broke out on Feb 28 with US-Israeli strikes on Iran. » | Akhtar Makoii | Akhtar Makoii is a foreign correspondent for The Telegraph based in London | Tuesday, June 30, 2026
