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Iranian daily Kayhan calls for assassination of Trump, Netanyahu, offers $100 million bounty

The Zioneer Intelligence DeskUpdated 10:55
Iranian daily Kayhan calls for assassination of Trump, Netanyahu, offers $100 million bounty

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TL;DR

The hardline Iranian daily Kayhan, whose editor is appointed by the office of the Supreme Leader, has openly called for the assassination of US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to a report. The newspaper also reported raising over $100 million from the public to serve as a bounty for killing Trump.

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According to a report, the hardline Iranian daily Kayhan, whose editor-in-chief is appointed by the office of the Supreme Leader, has openly called for the assassination of US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The newspaper also reported that it has raised over $100 million from the public, which it says will serve as a bounty for killing Trump.

The Zioneer has previously reported on similar calls from Kayhan. On June 29, the newspaper published an editorial calling for Trump's assassination in retaliation for the killing of the supreme leader. Other Iranian state-affiliated outlets, including Hamshahri, have also published front pages with Trump in crosshairs and calls for revenge. The escalation in rhetoric comes amid ongoing tensions between the US and Iran, though the authenticity of the fund-raising claim has not been independently verified.

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