The Iranian hardline daily Kayhan, affiliated with the supreme leader's office, published an editorial Wednesday calling for the assassination of US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in retaliation for the killing of late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The front page featured the phrase in red, alongside a call to prioritize avenging Khamenei's blood, according to the newspaper's pages circulated via Iranian Telegram channels.
The Iranian regime-affiliated daily Kayhan published an editorial Wednesday calling for the assassination of US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with its front page declaring in red 'Trump should not stay alive.' The publication is the latest in a wave of incitement from Iranian state-aligned media following the assassination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on June 28. Earlier Wednesday, The Zioneer reported that Kayhan had also offered a $100 million bounty for Trump's assassination. On Wednesday morning, Iranian state television broadcast mourners at the funeral calling for Trump's assassination. The new editorial, circulated via Iranian Telegram channels, explicitly prioritizes avenging Khamenei's blood. The calls come amid the ongoing funeral period and a broader atmosphere of heightened rhetoric, with other hardline outlets like Hamshahri also publishing similar front pages, as The Zioneer reported on June 30. The Zioneer has covered the escalating calls for revenge since the assassination, including statements from religious mourners and hardliners demanding extradition. The current editorial marks a direct institutional call from a newspaper whose editor is appointed by the supreme leader's office, underscoring the regime's tacit approval of the incitement.
2 developments
- DevelopingHardline Iranian daily Kayhan calls for Trump's assassination over supreme leader killing
- DevelopingIranian daily Hamshahri publishes revised front page with Trump in crosshairs, calls for revenge
- DevelopingIranian hardliner calls for revenge on American soil, demands Trump extradition
- DevelopingIranian state television broadcasts mourners demanding Trump's assassination, blood revenge
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