The Iranian hardline daily Kayhan, affiliated with the office of the supreme leader, published an editorial Monday calling for the assassination of US President Donald Trump on American soil in retaliation for the killing of the supreme leader. Editor-in-chief Hossein Shariatmadari proposed three steps: demanding Trump's extradition and trial in Iran, refusing all negotiations with him, and investing resources to exact revenge on US territory. The article comes a day after Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei called to prosecute those responsible for his father's assassination, according to Iranian Telegram channels.
The hardline Iranian daily Kayhan, closely affiliated with the office of the Supreme Leader, published an editorial calling for the assassination of US President Donald Trump on American soil as revenge for the killing of the country's supreme leader. Editor-in-chief Hossein Shariatmadari outlined three steps: first, demanding Trump's extradition to Iran for trial; second, a total boycott of any negotiations with him or his envoys; and third — and most starkly — investing efforts and resources to exact revenge on the 'murderer of our martyred imam' on US territory itself.
The editorial, labeled an 'opinion' piece by the outlet, was published the day after Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei — in his first call for prosecution since assuming the role — directed courts to open cases against those responsible for his father's assassination. Khamenei's directive on Saturday was framed as the beginning of a 'legal war' against US and Israeli leaders.
Kayhan's call is the latest in a series of escalating Iranian threats targeting Trump personally. Over the past three weeks, Iran published a list of assassination targets including Trump, Netanyahu, and other senior officials; an Iranian parliament member called for Trump's execution four times; and a religious mourner at an Ashura vigil demanded Trump and Netanyahu be killed rather than die a natural death. The Assembly of Experts secretariat last week disavowed a declaration by 63 of its 88 members that called killing Trump and Netanyahu a 'religious duty,' but the outlet's editorial — published by a state-aligned media organ — signals that such views retain institutional support within Iran's hardline establishment.
It remains unclear whether the editorial reflects official policy or is intended as psychological warfare. No operational details or timelines were provided.
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