Iran making ready £43.5m bounty for profitable assassination of Donald Trump
The Islamic Republic has ordered the hefty reward to assassinate the US president in revenge for the February strike that took out Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
Donald Trump has a bounty on his head(Image: AFP via Getty Images)
Iran is looking to place a €50m (£43.5m) bounty on US President Donald Trump. The Islamic Republic has ordered the hefty reward to assassinate the US president in revenge for the February strike that took out Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Ebrahim Azizi, the chairman of Iran’s national security commission, said that a bill was being prepared titled “reciprocal action” by military and security forces.
The proposed legislation would formalise the payment to anyone who kills Trump and marks an escalation from previous bounties and threats. It moves assassination calls from religious fatwas and propaganda campaigns into formal parliamentary action.
But Trump has warned that he would issue “very strict orders” to “wipe them off the face of the Earth” if Iran attempted to act on death threats. Mr Azizi also indicated that Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Admiral Brad Cooper, of US central command, must face “confrontation and reciprocal action”.
Private bounty campaigns have been collecting funds, with the Blood Covenant campaign having raised more than $27m (£20m) for Trump’s assassination. It comes as peace talks being brokered through Pakistan between the two warring sides are reportedly progressing.
Trump has warned Iran that there would be “nothing left” of the country if its leaders did not agree to an American peace deal.
He wrote on Truth Social: “For Iran, the Clock is Ticking, and they better get moving, FAST, or there won’t be anything left of them. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!”
It comes after Trump announced he will “hold off” on planned US attacks on Iran set for Tuesday (May 19), following requests from Gulf leaders. He said on Monday (May 18) that the Pentagon had postponed its “planned Military attack” on Iran, which he said “was scheduled for tomorrow”.
The delay was due to “serious negotiations” currently in progress, Trump said, adding that Gulf leaders had informed him they believed “a deal will be made”.
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