Kill Netanyahu and Trump - Iranian clergy issued a call
Iran's highest religious body published a document containing a direct call to assassinate Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump. The statement claims that eliminating both leaders is a 'religious duty' and…
Assessment
Iran's Assembly of Experts has issued a direct call for the assassination of Israel's prime minister and the U.S. president, framing it as a religious duty in response to the death of Iran's supreme leader. This escalates rhetoric to an explicit operational directive from a high-level clerical body, not just a militant faction. The key question is whether this represents genuine intent or performative extremism, and how the U.S. and Israel will respond diplomatically or otherwise.