Iran proposal links $54m on payout to killing of US President Donald Trump
Ebrahim Azizi, head of the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, said lawmakers were examining draft legislation titled “Counter-Action by the Military and Security Forces of the Islamic Republic.”
An Iranian parliamentary committee is reviewing a proposal that would offer a 50 million euro ($54 million) reward for the killing of US President Donald Trump, according to statements from an Iranian lawmaker and local media reports.
Ebrahim Azizi, head of the Iranian parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, said lawmakers were examining draft legislation titled "Counter-Action by the Military and Security Forces of the Islamic Republic." According to the proposal, the Iranian government would be required to pay the reward to any "natural or legal person" who kills Trump, an act described in the proposal as a "religious and ideological mission."
The proposal also calls for what it describes as "reciprocal action" against Israeli PrimQe Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the commander of the US military's Central Command, or CENTCOM, according to TimesNow.
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The threats were presented as retaliation for the 2020 killing of Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander Qassem Soleimani in a US drone strike ordered by Trump while he was president.
The legislative proposal comes amid a broader campaign by hardline groups in Iran linked to calls for retaliation against Trump and US officials. According to Iranian media reports, mass text messages have been sent to citizens encouraging support for the assassination effort.
One Tehran-based outlet said nearly 290,000 supporters had joined the campaign, while several pro-government and hacking groups claimed to have secured or pledged as much as $50 million toward what they called the "elimination" of Trump and his allies.
It was not immediately clear whether the proposed legislation had broader support within Iran's government or whether it would advance to a parliamentary vote. The United States and Iran have remained deeply at odds since Washington withdrew from Tehran's nuclear agreement with world powers during Trump's first term in office.
